Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kweduz

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.ðuz/

Noun

*kweduz m

1. resin

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *kweduz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kweduz	*kwidiwiz
vocative	*kwedu	*kwidiwiz
accusative	*kwedų	*kwedunz
genitive	*kwedauz	*kwidiwǫ̂
dative	*kwidiwi	*kwedumaz
instrumental	*kwedū	*kwedumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kwidu
  • Old English: cwidu, cweodu, cudu
    • Middle English: code, quide, quede, coude, cudde
      • English: cud, quid
      • Scots: cude, cuid
  • Old High German: quiti, kuti
    • Middle High German: küte, küt
      • German: Kitt (“cement, putty”)