*þawwaz

Runic: ᚦᚨᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθɑw.wɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

custom, practice, habit

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂- (‘to stand, place’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	þawwaz	þawwōz, þawwōs
Acc.	þawwą	þawwanz
Gen.	þawwas, þawwis	þawwǫ̂
Dat.	þawwai	þawwamaz
Inst.	þawwō	þawwamiz
Voc.	þaww	þawwōz, þawwōs

Descendants

*þauw (Proto-West Germanic)
- thāw, thāu (Old Frisian)
- dau, dou (Old High German)
- thau (Old Saxon)
*þauw (Proto-West Germanic)
- þēaw (Old English)
  - þew, thew (Middle English)
    - thew, thews (English)
    - thewis (Scots)

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