Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/widu

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *widuz.

Noun

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*widu m[1]

  1. forest
    Synonyms: *furhiþi, *holt, *hursti, *walþu
  2. tree
    Synonyms: *baum, *treu
  3. wood
    Synonym: *treu

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular
Nominative *widu
Genitive *widō
Singular Plural
Nominative *widu *widiwi, *widō
Accusative *widu *widū
Genitive *widō *widiwō
Dative *widiwi, *widō *widum
Instrumental *widu *widum

Descendants

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  • Old English: widu, wudu, weadu
  • Old Saxon: widu, wido
  • Old Dutch: *widu
  • Old High German: witu
    • Middle High German: wite

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322:PWGmc *widu