Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwetwą

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Possibly related to *kutjaną (to cut) and *ketwą (meat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*kwetwą n

  1. flesh; meat

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwetwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwetwą *kwetwō
vocative *kwetwą *kwetwō
accusative *kwetwą *kwetwō
genitive *kwetwas, *kwitwis *kwetwǫ̂
dative *kwitwai *kwetwamaz
instrumental *kwetwō *kwetwamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: kvett