Neuter

Geweih

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antlers, horns (of a deer etc.)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈvaɪ̯/

Inherited from Middle High German

Cognate with Slovenian

Cognate with Sanskrit

Cognate with Old English

In summary

From Middle High German gewīge, *gewīhe (in hirzgewīh), ultimately: * a collective derivation from an Old High German *wīa (“branch”), related with Proto-Slavic *věja (compare Slovene veja), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *woh₁y-éh₂ (“branch, twig”), see also Sanskrit वया (vayā́, “branch, twig”). The consonants -g-, -h- are then mere hiatus breakers. * Alternatively a tool noun derived from Proto-Germanic *wiganą (“to fight”), whence Old English wīgan, related with German weigern (“to refuse”).