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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

*birhtī f

  1. brightness

Inflection edit

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

Descendants edit

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