Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwītī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītį̄. Equivalent to *hwīt (“white”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*hwītī f

  1. whiteness
  2. white

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hwītī
Genitive *hwītīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hwītī —
Accusative *hwītīn —
Genitive *hwītīn —
Dative *hwītīn —
Instrumental *hwītīn —

Descendants

  • Old High German: wīzī
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