Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītiją

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 *wītaną (“to punish, torment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ti.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wītiją n

  1. punishment

Inflection

Declension of *wītiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wītiją *wītijō
vocative *wītiją *wītijō
accusative *wītiją *wītijō
genitive *wītijas, *wītīs *wītijǫ̂
dative *wītijai *wītijamaz
instrumental *wītijō *wītijamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wītī
    • Old English: wīte
    • Old Frisian: wīte
    • Old Saxon: wīti
    • Dutch: wijte
    • Old High German: wīzi, wīzzi
      • Middle High German: wīze
  • Old Norse: víti

References

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