Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītwōdz

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 pre-Germanic *wéydwō(t)s, substantivization of *weydwṓ(t)s, a perfect participle from *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἰδώς (eidṓs), genitive εἰδότος (eidótos), the masculine active perfect participle to οἶδᾰ (oîdă, “to know”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːt.wɔːðz/

Noun

*wītwōdz m(East Germanic)

  1. witness

Inflection

Declension of *wītwōdz (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *wītwōdz *wītwōdiz
vocative *wītwōd *wītwōdiz
accusative *wītwōdų *wītwōdunz
genitive *wītwōdiz *wītwōdǫ̂
dative *wītwōdi *wītwōdumaz
instrumental *wītwōdē *wītwōdumiz

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌸𐍃 (weitwōþs)

References

  1. ^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “*weitwoþs”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 400-401
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