Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþī
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄.
Noun
*aiþī f
Inflection
| īn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *aiþī | |
| Genitive | *aiþīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aiþī | — |
| Accusative | *aiþīn | — |
| Genitive | *aiþīn | — |
| Dative | *aiþīn | — |
| Instrumental | *aiþīn | — |
Descendants
- Old High German: *eidī
- Middle High German: eide
- ⇒ Old High German: fuotareidī
Etymology 2
From *aiþ (“oath”) + *-ī (adjective suffix).
Adjective
*aiþī[1]
- (Anglo-Frisian) capable of taking an oath
Inflection
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *aiþī | ||
| Genitive | *aiþijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aiþī | *aiþiju | *aiþī |
| Accusative | *aiþijanā | *aiþijā | *aiþī |
| Genitive | *aiþijas | *aiþijeʀā | *aiþijas |
| Dative | *aiþijumē | *aiþijeʀē | *aiþijumē |
| Instrumental | *aiþiju | *aiþijeʀu | *aiþiju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aiþijē | *aiþijō | *aiþiju |
| Accusative | *aiþijā | *aiþijā | *aiþiju |
| Genitive | *aiþijeʀō | *aiþijeʀō | *aiþijeʀō |
| Dative | *aiþijēm, *aiþijum | *aiþijēm, *aiþijum | *aiþijēm, *aiþijum |
| Instrumental | *aiþijēm, *aiþijum | *aiþijēm, *aiþijum | *aiþijēm, *aiþijum |
Descendants
- Old English: *ǣþe
- ⇒ Old English: cyningǣþe
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aiþja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15