Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/idiwītą

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 *idi- +‎ *wītą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌidiˈwiː.tɑ̃/

Noun

*idiwītą n

  1. shame, disgrace
  2. insult, disdain

Inflection

Declension of *idiwītą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *idiwītą *idiwītō
vocative *idiwītą *idiwītō
accusative *idiwītą *idiwītō
genitive *idiwītas, *idiwītis *idiwītǫ̂
dative *idiwītai *idiwītamaz
instrumental *idiwītō *idiwītamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *idiwīt
    • Old English: edwīt
    • Old Dutch: edwīt
    • Old High German: itwīz, itawīz
      • Middle High German: itwīz, itewīz, itewīze
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌳𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄 (idweit)