Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhsą

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 Proto-Indo-European *wéyḱ-os ~ *wéyḱ-es-, from *weyḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːx.sɑ̃/

Noun

*wīhsą n

  1. village, settlement

Inflection

Declension of *wīhsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhsą *wīhsō
vocative *wīhsą *wīhsō
accusative *wīhsą *wīhsō
genitive *wīhsas, *wīhsis *wīhsǫ̂
dative *wīhsai *wīhsamaz
instrumental *wīhsō *wīhsamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīhs
    • Old English: *wīx n
      • Middle English: wīx
    • Old Frisian: *wīx f
    • Old Saxon: *wīhs f
    • Old Dutch: *wīhs n
    • Old High German: *wīhs m
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)

References

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