Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birhtī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *birhtį̄. Equivalent to *berht (“bright”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*birhtī f

1. brightness

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*birhtī
Genitive	*birhtīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*birhtī	—
Accusative	*birhtīn	—
Genitive	*birhtīn	—
Dative	*birhtīn	—
Instrumental	*birhtīn	—

Descendants

• Old English: bierhtu
  • Middle English: bright
    • English: bright (archaic or obsolete)
• Old High German: berahtī