Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītwōdz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pre-Germanic *wéydwō(t)s, substantivization of *weydwṓ(t)s, a perfect participle from *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἰδώς (eidṓs), genitive εἰδότος (eidótos), the masculine active perfect participle to οἶδᾰ (oîda, “to know”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*wītwōdz m
Inflection
[edit]consonant stemDeclension of *wītwōdz (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wītwōdz | *wītwōdiz | |
vocative | *wītwōd | *wītwōdiz | |
accusative | *wītwōdų | *wītwōdunz | |
genitive | *wītwōdiz | *wītwōdǫ̂ | |
dative | *wītwōdi | *wītwōdumaz | |
instrumental | *wītwōdē | *wītwōdumiz |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “*weitwoþs”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 400-401