Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiþiz

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 Pre-Germanic *witís, generalised from the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*wiþiz f

  1. cord, rope, thong

Inflection edit

i-stemDeclension of *wiþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wiþiz *wiþīz
vocative *wiþi *wiþīz
accusative *wiþį *wiþinz
genitive *wiþīz *wiþjǫ̂
dative *wiþī *wiþimaz
instrumental *wiþī *wiþimiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wiþe (in compounds)
  • Old Saxon: *with, *witha
    • Middle Low German: wede
  • Old High German: wid
    • Middle High German: wid
  • Old Norse: við