Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þau

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

    From pre-Germanic *to-we, "or that/than", from Proto-Indo-European *to- (that) + *-we (or). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /θɑu̯/

    Adverb

    *þau(East Germanic)

    1. in that case
    2. (after comparative) than

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿 (þau)