Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiþiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *witís, generalised from the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θiz/

Noun

*wiþiz f

cord, rope, thong

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *wiþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wiþiz	*wiþīz
vocative	*wiþi	*wiþīz
accusative	*wiþį	*wiþinz
genitive	*wiþīz	*wiþjǫ̂
dative	*wiþī	*wiþimaz
instrumental	*wiþī	*wiþimiz

Related terms

*wiþjǭ

Descendants

Old English: wiþe (in compounds)
- Middle English: withe, wythe, with
  - English: with, withe
Old Saxon: *with, *witha
- Middle Low German: wede
Old High German: wid
- Middle High German: wid
  - German: Weid
Old Norse: við
- Icelandic: við

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