Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/winiskapi

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 *winiskapiz. Equivalent to *wini +‎ *-skapi.

Noun edit

*winiskapi m[1]

  1. friendship
    Synonym: *friundskapi

Inflection edit

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *winiskapi
Genitive *winiskapī
Singular Plural
Nominative *winiskapi *winiskapī
Accusative *winiskapi *winiskapī
Genitive *winiskapī *winiskappjō
Dative *winiskapī *winiskapim, *winiskappjum
Instrumental *winiskapī *winiskapim, *winiskappjum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: winesċipe
  • Old High German: winiskaf

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 132:PWGmc *winiskapi