Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/idiwīt

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 *idiwītą.

Noun

*idiwīt n

  1. shame, disgrace
  2. insult, disdain

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *idiwīt
Genitive *idiwītas
Singular Plural
Nominative *idiwīt *idiwītu
Accusative *idiwīt *idiwītu
Genitive *idiwītas *idiwītō
Dative *idiwītē *idiwītum
Instrumental *idiwītu *idiwītum

Descendants

  • Old English: edwīt
  • Old Dutch: edwīt
  • Old High German: itwīz, itawīz
    • Middle High German: itwīz, itewīz, itewīze
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