Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþ

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aiþaz.

Noun

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*aiþ m

  1. oath
    Synonym: *aiþastab

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aiþ
Genitive *aiþas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aiþ *aiþō, *aiþōs
Accusative *aiþ *aiþā
Genitive *aiþas *aiþō
Dative *aiþē *aiþum
Instrumental *aiþu *aiþum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: āþ
    • Middle English: oth, ooth, ath
      • English: oath
      • Scots: aith
      • Yola: oathès (plural)
  • Old Frisian: ēth, āth
    • North Frisian: ith, iss
    • Saterland Frisian: Eed
    • West Frisian: eed
  • Old Saxon: ēth
    • Middle Low German: êt
      • German Low German: Eed
      • Plautdietsch: Eit
  • Old Dutch: *ēth
  • Old High German: eid, aidLombardic
    • Middle High German: eit
      • German: Eid
      • Luxembourgish: Eed
      • Rhine Franconian:
        Frankfurterisch: IPA [ait]
    • Lombardic: *aido (oath-helper) (attested as aidos pl (oath-helpers))