Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/winidaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-. Borrowed from the 'Vistula Veneti' or 'Baltic Veneti', one of at least three known ancient tribal groupings going by the name *Wenet-. See also Latin Venetī.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*winidaz m
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *winidaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *winidaz | *winidōz, *winidōs | |
vocative | *winid | *winidōz, *winidōs | |
accusative | *winidą | *winidanz | |
genitive | *winidas, *winidis | *winidǫ̂ | |
dative | *winidai | *winidamaz | |
instrumental | *winidō | *winidamiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]The Old High German form seems to reflect *Winiþ-, which would suggest that Germanic borrowed the word as part of an ablauting paradigm, strong *Winiþa-, weak *Winida-, earlier *Wen-ét-/*Wen-et-é-.