Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *wéyk-o-s, from *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”) +‎ *-os. Cognate with Latin victima (“offering, sacrifice”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xɑz/

Adjective

*wīhaz

  1. sacred, holy

Inflection

Declension of *wīhaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wīhaz *wīhō *wīhą, -atō *wīhai *wīhôz *wīhō
accusative *wīhanǭ *wīhǭ *wīhą, -atō *wīhanz *wīhōz *wīhō
genitive *wīhas, -is *wīhaizōz *wīhas, -is *wīhaizǫ̂ *wīhaizǫ̂ *wīhaizǫ̂
dative *wīhammai *wīhaizōi *wīhammai *wīhaimaz *wīhaimaz *wīhaimaz
instrumental *wīhanō *wīhaizō *wīhanō *wīhaimiz *wīhaimiz *wīhaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wīhô *wīhǭ *wīhô *wīhaniz *wīhōniz *wīhōnō
accusative *wīhanų *wīhōnų *wīhô *wīhanunz *wīhōnunz *wīhōnō
genitive *wīhiniz *wīhōniz *wīhiniz *wīhanǫ̂ *wīhōnǫ̂ *wīhanǫ̂
dative *wīhini *wīhōni *wīhini *wīhammaz *wīhōmaz *wīhammaz
instrumental *wīhinē *wīhōnē *wīhinē *wīhammiz *wīhōmiz *wīhammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīh
    • Old English: *wēoh (in compounds)
      • Middle English: weoh
    • Old Frisian: *wī (in compounds)
    • Old Saxon: *wīh (in compounds)
    • Old Dutch: *wī (in compounds)
    • Old High German: wīh
      • Middle High German: wīch
        • German: weih (in compounds)
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wīha- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 585
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