Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þauh

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 *þau (“in that case”) +‎ *-hw (“and”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɑu̯x/

Adverb

*þauh

nevertheless, though

Derived terms

*swēþauh
*þauhainaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *þauh
- Old English: þēah, þēh
  - Middle English: thogh (through confluence with Old Norse þó)
    - English: though
    - Middle Scots: thoch, thocht, tho
      - Scots: tho
- Old Frisian: thāch
  - Saterland Frisian: dach, daach
  - West Frisian: dôch, dochs
- Old Saxon: thōh
  - Middle Low German: doch
    - Low German: doch
    - → Old Danish: dogh
      - Danish: dog
    - → Norwegian Bokmål: dog
    - → Swedish: dock
- Old Dutch: thoh
  - Middle Dutch: doch, toch
    - Dutch: doch, toch
      - Afrikaans: dog, tog
- Old High German: thōh, dōh, doh
  - Middle High German: doch
    - Bavarian: do
    - German: doch
    - Luxembourgish: dach
    - Yiddish: דאָך (dokh)
Old Norse: þó
- Icelandic: þó
- Faroese: tó
- Norwegian Nynorsk: do
- Old Swedish: þō
- Old Gutnish: þau
Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌷 (þauh)