Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faitį̄

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 *faitaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.tĩː/

Noun edit

*faitį̄ f^[1]

fatness

Inflection edit

īn-stemDeclension of *faitį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faitį̄	*faitīniz
vocative	*faitį̄	*faitīniz
accusative	*faitīnų	*faitīnunz
genitive	*faitīniz	*faitīnǫ̂
dative	*faitīni	*faitīmaz
instrumental	*faitīnē	*faitīmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *faitī
- Old High German: *feizī
  - Middle High German: veize
Old Norse: feiti
- Icelandic: feiti

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*faitīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*faitīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90

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