Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhiþō

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 *wīhaz (“sacred, holy”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.xi.θɔː/

Noun

*wīhiþō f

1. holiness, sacredness

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wīhiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīhiþō	*wīhiþôz
vocative	*wīhiþō	*wīhiþôz
accusative	*wīhiþǭ	*wīhiþōz
genitive	*wīhiþōz	*wīhiþǫ̂
dative	*wīhiþōi	*wīhiþōmaz
instrumental	*wīhiþō	*wīhiþōmiz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: wīthe
• Old Saxon: wīhitha
• Old High German: wīhida
  • Middle High German: wīhede
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (weihiþa)