Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wihtiz

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (“object, thing”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *veťь.

Noun[edit]

*wihtiz f[1][2]

  1. essence, being
  3. thing, creature
Inflection[edit]
i-stemDeclension of *wihtiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wihtiz *wihtīz
vocative *wihti *wihtīz
accusative *wihtį *wihtinz
genitive *wihtīz *wihtijǫ̂
dative *wihtī *wihtimaz
instrumental *wihtī *wihtimiz
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From *weganą (“to weight”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun[edit]

*wihtiz f[3][4]

  2. weight
Inflection[edit]
i-stemDeclension of *wihtiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wihtiz *wihtīz
vocative *wihti *wihtīz
accusative *wihtį *wihtinz
genitive *wihtīz *wihtijǫ̂
dative *wihtī *wihtimaz
instrumental *wihtī *wihtimiz
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wehti-1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 578
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wextiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wehti-2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 578
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wextiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wihtiz&oldid=78205659"