Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhsą

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wéyḱ-s-om, from *weyḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːx.sɑ̃/

Noun

*wīhsą n

1. village, settlement

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīhsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīhsą	*wīhsō
vocative	*wīhsą	*wīhsō
accusative	*wīhsą	*wīhsō
genitive	*wīhsas, *wīhsis	*wīhsǫ̂
dative	*wīhsai	*wīhsamaz
instrumental	*wīhsō	*wīhsamiz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)