*wīwô

Runic: ᚹᛁᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.wɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

bird of prey (heron, kite, falcon)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁-ow-, from *weyh₁- (‘to chase, pursue’). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek ἱέρᾱξ (hiérāx) (hiérāx, ‘hawk, eagle’) and αἰετός (aietós, ‘eagle’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	wīwô	wīwaniz
Acc.	wīwanų	wīwanunz
Gen.	wīwiniz	wīwanǫ̂
Dat.	wīwini	wīwammaz
Inst.	wīwinē	wīwammiz
Voc.	wīwô	wīwaniz

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Descendants

*wīwo (Old Saxon)
- wîe, wîhe (Middle Low German)
  - Wieh (Low German)
*wīwo (Old Dutch)
- wouwe, wīwe, wīe, wūwe (Middle Dutch)
  - wouw (Dutch)
    - wou (West Frisian)
*wiuwo (Old Dutch)
- wouwe, wīwe, wīe, wūwe (Middle Dutch)
  - wouw (Dutch)
    - wou (West Frisian)
weio (Old Dutch)
- wouwe, wīwe, wīe, wūwe (Middle Dutch)
  - wouw (Dutch)
    - wou (West Frisian)
wīwo (Old High German)
- wīwe, wīe, wewe (Middle High German)
  - Weihe, Weih (German)
    - Woi (Pennsylvania German)
    - Wäie (Saterland Frisian)
wīgo (Old High German)
- wīwe, wīe, wewe (Middle High German)
  - Weihe, Weih (German)
    - Woi (Pennsylvania German)
    - Wäie (Saterland Frisian)
wīo (Old High German)
- wīwe, wīe, wewe (Middle High German)
  - Weihe, Weih (German)
    - Woi (Pennsylvania German)
    - Wäie (Saterland Frisian)
*vé (Old Norse)
- langvé (Old Norse)
  - langvía, langvígi (Icelandic)
  - lomvia (Swedish)
*vé (Old Norse)
- langvé (Old Norse)
  - lomvigi (Faroese)
    - lomvi (Danish)
      - lomvi (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*vé (Old Norse)
- langvé (Old Norse)
  - lamhaidh (Irish)
    - lavy (English)
*vé (Old Norse)
- langvé (Old Norse)
  - langve, lomvie, langvie (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    - lomvibe, lomvie (Danish)

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