Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþī

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄.

Noun[edit]

*aiþī f

  1. mother
Inflection[edit]
īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *aiþī
Genitive *aiþīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *aiþī —
Accusative *aiþīn —
Genitive *aiþīn —
Dative *aiþīn —
Instrumental *aiþīn —
Descendants[edit]
  • Old High German: *eidī

Etymology 2[edit]

From *aiþ (“oath”) +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective[edit]

*aiþī[1]

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) capable of taking an oath
Inflection[edit]
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *aiþī
Genitive *aiþijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *aiþī *aiþiju *aiþī
Accusative *aiþijanā *aiþijā *aiþī
Genitive *aiþijas *aiþijeʀā *aiþijas
Dative *aiþijumē *aiþijeʀē *aiþijumē
Instrumental *aiþiju *aiþijeʀu *aiþiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *aiþijē *aiþijō *aiþiju
Accusative *aiþijā *aiþijā *aiþiju
Genitive *aiþijeʀō *aiþijeʀō *aiþijeʀō
Dative *aiþijēm, *aiþijum *aiþijēm, *aiþijum *aiþijēm, *aiþijum
Instrumental *aiþijēm, *aiþijum *aiþijēm, *aiþijum *aiþijēm, *aiþijum
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aiþja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15
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