Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhą

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

Etymology

Substantivization of *wīhaz (“holy, sacred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.xɑ̃/

Noun

*wīhą n

1. sacred area, sanctuary

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīhą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīhą	*wīhō
vocative	*wīhą	*wīhō
accusative	*wīhą	*wīhō
genitive	*wīhas, *wīhis	*wīhǫ̂
dative	*wīhai	*wīhamaz
instrumental	*wīhō	*wīhamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wīh
  • Old English: wēoh, wīh
  • Old Saxon: wīh m
    • Middle Low German: wīe, wige
  • Old High German: wīh m
• Old Norse: vé
  • Icelandic: vé
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ve
  • Old Swedish: vī (only in place-names)
    • Swedish: vi
  • Old Danish: wī (only in place-names)
    • Danish: vi
  • Old Gutnish: wí
  • ⇒ Old Norse: Óðinsvé
    • Icelandic: Óðinsvé
    • Danish: Odense
      • → English: Odense