Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhsą

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *wéyḱ-s-om, from *weyḱ-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*wīhsą n

  1. village, settlement

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīhsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhsą *wīhsō
vocative *wīhsą *wīhsō
accusative *wīhsą *wīhsō
genitive *wīhsas, *wīhsis *wīhsǫ̂
dative *wīhsai *wīhsamaz
instrumental *wīhsō *wīhsamiz

Descendants edit

  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)