Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiþiz

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 Pre-Germanic *witís, generalised from the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θiz/

Noun

*wiþiz f

1. cord, rope, thong

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *wiþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wiþiz	*wiþīz
vocative	*wiþi	*wiþīz
accusative	*wiþį	*wiþinz
genitive	*wiþīz	*wiþjǫ̂
dative	*wiþī	*wiþimaz
instrumental	*wiþī	*wiþimiz

Related terms

• *wiþjǭ

Descendants

• Old English: wiþe (in compounds)
  • Middle English: withe, wythe, with
    • English: with, withe
• Old Saxon: *with, *witha
  • Middle Low German: wede
• Old High German: wid
  • Middle High German: wid
    • German: Weid
• Old Norse: við
  • Icelandic: við