Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhiþō
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *wīhaz (“sacred, holy”) + *-iþō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*wīhiþō f[1]
Inflection[edit]
ō-stemDeclension of *wīhiþō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wīhiþō | *wīhiþôz | |
vocative | *wīhiþō | *wīhiþôz | |
accusative | *wīhiþǭ | *wīhiþōz | |
genitive | *wīhiþōz | *wīhiþǫ̂ | |
dative | *wīhiþōi | *wīhiþōmaz | |
instrumental | *wīhiþō | *wīhiþōmiz |
Descendants[edit]
- Old Frisian: wīthe
- Old Saxon: wīhitha
- Old High German: wīhida
- Middle High German: wīhede
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (weihiþa)
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīxiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466