Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōþijaz

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

Uncertain. Possibly related to *wōþaz (“feeling, song, poetry”), *wōþō (“sound, voice, song”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.θi.jɑz/

Adjective

*wōþijaz

  1. sweet, lovely, pleasant

Inflection

Declension of *wōþijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wōþijaz *wōþijō *wōþiją, -atō *wōþijai *wōþijôz *wōþijō
accusative *wōþijanǭ *wōþijǭ *wōþiją, -atō *wōþijanz *wōþijōz *wōþijō
genitive *wōþijas, -īs *wōþijaizōz *wōþijas, -īs *wōþijaizǫ̂ *wōþijaizǫ̂ *wōþijaizǫ̂
dative *wōþijammai *wōþijaizōi *wōþijammai *wōþijaimaz *wōþijaimaz *wōþijaimaz
instrumental *wōþijanō *wōþijaizō *wōþijanō *wōþijaimiz *wōþijaimiz *wōþijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wōþijô *wōþijǭ *wōþijô *wōþijaniz *wōþijōniz *wōþijōnō
accusative *wōþijanų *wōþijōnų *wōþijô *wōþijanunz *wōþijōnunz *wōþijōnō
genitive *wōþīniz *wōþijōniz *wōþīniz *wōþijanǫ̂ *wōþijōnǫ̂ *wōþijanǫ̂
dative *wōþīni *wōþijōni *wōþīni *wōþijammaz *wōþijōmaz *wōþijammaz
instrumental *wōþīnē *wōþijōnē *wōþīnē *wōþijammiz *wōþijōmiz *wōþijammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: wēþe
    • Middle English: wēthe
  • Old Saxon: *wōthi
  • Old High German: *wuodi
  • >? Old Norse: œðri, ǿðri
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wōþeis)
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