Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jihtiz

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 *jehaną +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*jihtiz f

1. statement, confession
2. (joint) pain, cramp
3. paralysis

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *jihtiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jihtiz	*jihtīz
vocative	*jihti	*jihtīz
accusative	*jihtį	*jihtinz
genitive	*jihtīz	*jihtijǫ̂
dative	*jihtī	*jihtimaz
instrumental	*jihtī	*jihtimiz

Descendants

• Old English: ġiht
• Old Frisian: jecht
• Old Saxon: *jiht, *giht
  • Middle Low German: jicht, gicht
    • → Swedish: gikt
    • → Danish: gigt
      • → Icelandic: gigt
      • → Faroese: gikt
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: bigihto
    • Middle Low German: bichte
      • → Swedish: bikt
      • → Danish: bigt (obsolete), afbigt
• Old Dutch: *jiht, *giht
  • Middle Dutch: jicht
    • Dutch: jicht
  • ⇒ Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch:
      • Dutch: biecht
• Old High German: jiht, *giht (attested in compounds)
  • Middle High German: giht
    • German: Gicht
    • Luxembourgish: Giicht
  • ⇒ Old High German: bijiht, bigiht
    • Middle High German: begiht, bīht
      • Bavarian: Beichtn
      • German: Beichte
      • Luxembourgish: Becht, Beicht (influenced by German)