Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gahwaþar

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *ga- +‎ *hwaþar.

Determiner[edit]

*gahwaþar

  1. both, each (of two)

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gahwaþar
Genitive *gahwaþaras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gahwaþar *gahwaþaru *gahwaþar
Accusative *gahwaþaranā *gahwaþarā *gahwaþar
Genitive *gahwaþaras *gahwaþareʀā *gahwaþaras
Dative *gahwaþarumē *gahwaþareʀē *gahwaþarumē
Instrumental *gahwaþaru *gahwaþareʀu *gahwaþaru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gahwaþarē *gahwaþarō *gahwaþaru
Accusative *gahwaþarā *gahwaþarā *gahwaþaru
Genitive *gahwaþareʀō *gahwaþareʀō *gahwaþareʀō
Dative *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum
Instrumental *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġehwæþer
  • Old Frisian: jāhweder?
  • Old Saxon: gihwēthar
  • Old High German: giwedar