Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiþī

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

Cognate with Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (forest) (Old Welsh coit), Latin bū-cētum (pastureland, literally cow-pasture), Albanian kath (type of wheat), kasht (straw). Possibly further from Proto-Indo-European *kóy-t-os (forest, wasteland, pasture), from *keyt- (to shine).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*haiþī f

  1. heath, wasteland

Inflection edit

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *haiþī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *haiþī *haiþijôz
vocative *haiþī *haiþijôz
accusative *haiþijǭ *haiþijōz
genitive *haiþijōz *haiþijǫ̂
dative *haiþijōi *haiþijōmaz
instrumental *haiþijō *haiþijōmiz

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