Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wini

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 *winiz.

Noun edit

*wini m[1]

  1. friend
    Synonym: *friund

Inflection edit

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *wini
Genitive *winī
Singular Plural
Nominative *wini *winī
Accusative *wini *winī
Genitive *winī *winnjō
Dative *winī *winim, *winnjum
Instrumental *winī *winim, *winnjum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wine
    • Middle English: wine
  • Old Frisian: wine
  • Old Saxon: wini
  • Old High German: wini

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334:PWGmc *wini