Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiþiz

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 *witís, generalised from the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.θiz/

Noun

*wiþiz f

  1. cord, rope, thong

Inflection

Declension of *wiþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wiþiz *wiþīz
vocative *wiþi *wiþīz
accusative *wiþį *wiþinz
genitive *wiþīz *wiþjǫ̂
dative *wiþī *wiþimaz
instrumental *wiþī *wiþimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wiþi
    • Old English: wiþe (in compounds)
    • Old Saxon: *with, *witha
      • Middle Low German: wede
    • Old Dutch: *withi
    • Old High German: wid
      • Middle High German: wid
  • Old Norse: við