Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faitį̄

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

From *faitaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.tĩː/

Noun

*faitį̄ f[1]

  1. fatness

Inflection

Declension of *faitį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *faitį̄ *faitīniz
vocative *faitį̄ *faitīniz
accusative *faitīnų *faitīnunz
genitive *faitīniz *faitīnǫ̂
dative *faitīni *faitīmaz
instrumental *faitīnē *faitīmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faitī
    • Old High German: *feizī
      • Middle High German: veize
  • Old Norse: feiti

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faitīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90
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