Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēþiją

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

Derived from *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷeː.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*kwēþiją n (North Germanic)

  1. poem
  2. song

Inflection

Declension of *kwēþiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwēþiją *kwēþijō
vocative *kwēþiją *kwēþijō
accusative *kwēþiją *kwēþijō
genitive *kwēþijas, *kwēþīs *kwēþijǫ̂
dative *kwēþijai *kwēþijamaz
instrumental *kwēþijō *kwēþijamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kvæði
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