Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wini

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 *winiz.

Noun

*wini m^[1]

friend
Synonym: *friund

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wini
Genitive	*winī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wini	*winī
Accusative	*wini	*winī
Genitive	*winī	*winnjō
Dative	*winī	winim, winnjum
Instrumental	*winī	winim, winnjum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: wine
- Middle English: wine
  - ⇒ English: (a component found in names – Baldwin, Godwin, Irwin, etc.)
Old Frisian: wine
- North Frisian: wenn
Old Saxon: wini
Old Dutch: wini
Old High German: wini
- Middle High German: wine, win

References

^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334: “PWGmc *wini”