Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wītī
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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[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wītiją.
Noun[edit]
*wītī n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wītī | |
| Genitive | *wītijas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wītī | *wītiju |
| Accusative | *wītī | *wītiju |
| Genitive | *wītijas | *wītijō |
| Dative | *wītijē | *wītijum |
| Instrumental | *wītiju | *wītijum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: wīte
- Old Frisian: wīte
- Old Saxon: wīti
- Middle Low German: wīte
- Dutch: wijte
- Old High German: wīzi, wīzzi
- Middle High German: wīze
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47: “PWGmc *wītī”