Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītį̄

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

Etymology

From *hwītaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷiː.tĩː/

Noun

*hwītį̄ f

1. whiteness
2. white

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *hwītį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hwītį̄	*hwītīniz
vocative	*hwītį̄	*hwītīniz
accusative	*hwītīnų	*hwītīnunz
genitive	*hwītīniz	*hwītīnǫ̂
dative	*hwītīni	*hwītīmaz
instrumental	*hwītīnē	*hwītīmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hwītī
  • Old High German: wīzī
    • Middle High German: wīze
      • German: Weiße
• Old Norse: hvíti
  • Icelandic: hvíti