Tiw

See also: -tiw

English

Alternative forms

• Tue, Tew (rare)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tyr.

Proper noun

Tiw

1. The god Tyr, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context; Tiw.

Related terms

• Tuesday

Anagrams

• Twi, wit', TWI, wit., ITW, WTI, wit, WIT, twi-

Old English

Alternative forms

• Tuu
• Tig, Tiig — Mercian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Proto-Germanic cognate with Old Norse Týr, Old Frisian Tii, Old High German Ziu, Gothic *𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (*teiws).

Proto-Indo-European cognate with Latin deus, Luwian 𒋾𒉿𒊍 (tiwaz), Lithuanian diẽvas, Sanskrit देव (devá), and Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːw/

Proper noun

Tīw m

1. Tiw, the Anglo-Saxon name for Tyr

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Tīw	—
accusative	Tīw	—
genitive	Tīwes	—
dative	Tīwe	—

Derived terms

• tīwesdæġ

Noun

Tīw m

Tyr rune

1. the runic character ᛏ (/t/)

Descendants

• → English: Tiw