Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiþī
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *kay-t-os (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), from *kayt- (“forest, pasture”), with the most certain cognates being in Celtic languages (with Kroonen speculating a borrowing from one branch into the other). Cognate with Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“forest”) (Old Welsh coit);[1] outside of Celtic, compare Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”, literally “cow-pasture”), Albanian kath (“type of wheat”), kasht (“straw”). Whether *kayt- is related to *keyt- (“to shine”) is unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*haiþī f
Inflection
[edit]| ī/jō-stemDeclension of *haiþī (ī/jō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *haiþī | *haiþijôz | |
| vocative | *haiþī | *haiþijôz | |
| accusative | *haiþijǭ | *haiþijōz | |
| genitive | *haiþijōz | *haiþijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *haiþijōi | *haiþijōmaz | |
| instrumental | *haiþijō | *haiþijōmiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *haiþi
- Old Norse: heiðr f
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌹 (haiþi)