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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þau

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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 )

in that case
or
(after comparative) than

Derived terms

Descendants

Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿 (þau)

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