Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wistiz

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwis.tiz/

Etymology 1

From *wesaną (“to be”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*wistiz f

2. essence, being
3. nature, reality
4. substance

Inflection

Declension of *wistiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*wistiz	*wistīz
vocative	*wisti	*wistīz
accusative	*wistį	*wistinz
genitive	*wistīz	*wistijǫ̂
dative	*wistī	*wistimaz
instrumental	*wistī	*wistimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wisti
  • Old English: wist
  • Old Saxon: wist
    • Middle Low German: wist
  • Old High German: wist
    • Middle High German: wist
• Old Norse: vist
  • Icelandic: vist
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (wists)

Etymology 2

From *wesaną (“to consume, feast”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*wistiz f

2. subsistence, food
3. provision, support

Inflection

Declension of *wistiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*wistiz	*wistīz
vocative	*wisti	*wistīz
accusative	*wistį	*wistinz
genitive	*wistīz	*wistijǫ̂
dative	*wistī	*wistimaz
instrumental	*wistī	*wistimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wisti
  • Old English: wist
    • Middle English: wist, wiste, wyste
  • Old Saxon: wist
    • Middle Low German: wist
  • Old High German: wist
    • Middle High German: wist
• Old Norse: vist
  • Icelandic: vist
  • Faroese: vist
  • Old Swedish: vist
    • ⇒ Swedish: hemvist
• Suevic or Gothic:
  • → Galician: gueste