Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/plihti

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *plehan +‎ *-þi.

Noun[edit]

*plihti f[1]

  1. care, maintenance, diligence
  2. responsibility, duty, obligation

Inflection[edit]

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *plihti
Genitive *plihtī
Singular Plural
Nominative *plihti *plihtī
Accusative *plihti *plihtī
Genitive *plihtī *plihtijō
Dative *plihtī *plihtim, *plihtijum
Instrumental *plihtī *plihtim, *plihtijum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312:PWGmc *plihti