Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/writiz

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

An i-stem nominal formation from *wrītaną (“to write”).[1]

Noun

*writiz m

  1. fissure; crevice; groove
  2. engraving; writing; inscription
  3. stroke; character; letter

Inflection

Declension of *writiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *writiz *writīz
vocative *writi *writīz
accusative *writį *writinz
genitive *writīz *writjǫ̂
dative *writī *writimaz
instrumental *writī *writimiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: riz
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐍄𐍃 (writs)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*writi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597
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