 | ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
FromProto-Indo-European*h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéws, reformed as a thematic (a-stem) noun.[1] See the West Germanic descendant*aiw for more on the "law" sense.[2]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *aiwaz | *aiwōz, *aiwōs |
| vocative | *aiw | *aiwōz, *aiwōs |
| accusative | *aiwą | *aiwanz |
| genitive | *aiwas, *aiwis | *aiwǫ̂ |
| dative | *aiwai | *aiwamaz |
| instrumental | *aiwō | *aiwamiz |