Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāt

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

Adjective edit

*wāt

  1. wet

Inflection edit

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wāt
Genitive *wātas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wāt *wātu *wāt
Accusative *wātanā *wātā *wāt
Genitive *wātas *wāteʀā *wātas
Dative *wātumē *wāteʀē *wātumē
Instrumental *wātu *wāteʀu *wātu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wātē *wātō *wātu
Accusative *wātā *wātā *wātu
Genitive *wāteʀō *wāteʀō *wāteʀō
Dative *wātēm, *wātum *wātēm, *wātum *wātēm, *wātum
Instrumental *wātēm, *wātum *wātēm, *wātum *wātēm, *wātum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wǣt
  • Old Frisian: wēt
  • >? Old Dutch: *wāt