Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wikā
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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 Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.
Noun[edit]
*wikā f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wikā | |
| Genitive | *wikōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wikā | *wikōn |
| Accusative | *wikōn | *wikōn |
| Genitive | *wikōn | *wikōnō |
| Dative | *wikōn | *wikōm, *wikum |
| Instrumental | *wikōn | *wikōm, *wikum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: wiċe, wicu, wucu, wieċe, weoce
- Old Frisian: wike
- Old Saxon: wika
- Old Dutch: *wika
- Old High German: wehha, wohha
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 323: “PWGmc *wikā”