Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wistiz

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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 *wesaną (“to be”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun[edit]

*wistiz f

  2. essence, being
  3. nature, reality
  4. substance
Inflection[edit]
i-stemDeclension of *wistiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wistiz *wistīz
vocative *wisti *wistīz
accusative *wistį *wistinz
genitive *wistīz *wistijǫ̂
dative *wistī *wistimaz
instrumental *wistī *wistimiz
Descendants[edit]
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wisti
    • Old English: wist
    • Old Saxon: wist
      • Middle Low German: wist
    • Old High German: wist
      • Middle High German: wist
  • Old Norse: vist
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (wists)

Etymology 2[edit]

From *wesaną (“to consume, feast”) +‎ *-þiz.[1]

Noun[edit]

*wistiz f

  2. subsistence, food
  3. provision, support
Inflection[edit]
i-stemDeclension of *wistiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wistiz *wistīz
vocative *wisti *wistīz
accusative *wistį *wistinz
genitive *wistīz *wistijǫ̂
dative *wistī *wistimaz
instrumental *wistī *wistimiz
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 583
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