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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (“right”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”), Lithuanian dešinys (“right”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtexs.wɔːː/

Adjective

*tehswô

  1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection
Declension of *tehswô (n-stem)
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *tehswô *tehswaniz *tehswǭ *tehswōniz *tehswô *tehswōnō
Accusative *tehswanų *tehswanunz *tehswōnų *tehswōnunz *tehswô *tehswōnō
Genitive *tihswiniz *tehswanǫ̂ *tehswōniz *tehswōnǫ̂ *tihswiniz *tehswanǫ̂
Dative *tihswini *tehswammaz *tehswōni *tehswōmaz *tihswini *tehswammaz
Instrumental *tihswinē *tehswammiz *tehswōnē *tehswōmiz *tihswinē *tehswammiz


Antonyms
  • *tehswō

Descendants

This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel.

  • Old Dutch: (tesewa)
    • Middle Dutch: (tesuwe)
  • Old High German: zeso; (zesawa, zeswa)
    • Middle High German: zëse (inflected forms: zësewer, zëswer, zësem, etc.)
      • German: zese
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa)
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