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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītwōdz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *wéydwō(t)s, substantivization of *weydwṓ(t)s, a perfect participle from *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἰδώς (eidṓs), genitive εἰδότος (eidótos), the masculine active perfect participle to οἶδᾰ (oîda, “to know”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiːt.wɔːðz/
Inflection
| consonant stemDeclension of *wītwōdz (consonant stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wītwōdz | *wītwōdiz | |
| vocative | *wītwōd | *wītwōdiz | |
| accusative | *wītwōdų | *wītwōdunz | |
| genitive | *wītwōdiz | *wītwōdǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wītwōdi | *wītwōdumaz | |
| instrumental | *wītwōdē | *wītwōdumiz | |
References
- Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “*weitwoþs”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 400-401
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