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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhô

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

From *wīhaz (“holy, sacred”) +‎ *-ô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xɔːː/

Noun

*wīhô m[1]

  1. one that is or makes holy, a priest

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *wīhô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhô *wīhaniz
vocative *wīhô *wīhaniz
accusative *wīhanų *wīhanunz
genitive *wīhiniz *wīhanǫ̂
dative *wīhini *wīhammaz
instrumental *wīhinē *wīhammiz

Descendants
  • Old Norse: véi
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Véi, Vé (“brother of Odin”)
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰 (weiha)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīhōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466
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