Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witą

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to know).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*witą n[1]

  1. knowledge
  2. reason; sense; understanding
  3. wit

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *witą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *witą *witō
vocative *witą *witō
accusative *witą *witō
genitive *witas, *witis *witǫ̂
dative *witai *witamaz
instrumental *witō *witamiz

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wit
    • Old High German: *wiz
      • Old High German: giwiz
  • Old Norse: vit

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*witan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 463