Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wihtiz
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Proto-Germanic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (“object, thing”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *veťь.
Noun
editInflection
editi-stemDeclension of *wihtiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wihtiz | *wihtīz | |
vocative | *wihti | *wihtīz | |
accusative | *wihtį | *wihtinz | |
genitive | *wihtīz | *wihtijǫ̂ | |
dative | *wihtī | *wihtimaz | |
instrumental | *wihtī | *wihtimiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *wihti
- Old Norse: véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts)
Etymology 2
editFrom *weganą (“to weight”) + *-þiz.
Noun
editInflection
editi-stemDeclension of *wihtiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wihtiz | *wihtīz | |
vocative | *wihti | *wihtīz | |
accusative | *wihtį | *wihtinz | |
genitive | *wihtīz | *wihtijǫ̂ | |
dative | *wihtī | *wihtimaz | |
instrumental | *wihtī | *wihtimiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *wihti
- Old Norse: vætt, vétt
References
edit- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wehti-1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 578
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wextiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wehti-2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 578
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wextiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 453