Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhô

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 *wīhaz (“holy, sacred”) +‎ *-ô.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.xɔːː/

Noun edit

*wīhô m^[1]

one that is or makes holy, a priest

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *wīhô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīhô	*wīhaniz
vocative	*wīhô	*wīhaniz
accusative	*wīhanų	*wīhanunz
genitive	*wīhiniz	*wīhanǫ̂
dative	*wīhini	*wīhammaz
instrumental	*wīhinē	*wīhammiz

Descendants edit

Old Norse: véi
- ⇒ Old Norse: Véi, Vé (“brother of Odin”)
Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰 (weiha)

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīhōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīhōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466

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