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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītį̄

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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

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Etymology

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From *hwītaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*hwītį̄ f[1]

  1. whiteness
  2. white

Inflection

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īn-stemDeclension of *hwītį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwītį̄ *hwītīniz
vocative *hwītį̄ *hwītīniz
accusative *hwītīnų *hwītīnunz
genitive *hwītīniz *hwītīnǫ̂
dative *hwītīni *hwītīmaz
instrumental *hwītīnē *hwītīmiz

Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwītī
    • Old High German: wīzī
  • Old Norse: hvíti

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xwītīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202