Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/idisiz

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

Unknown. Appears to be from a Proto-Indo-European s-stem, perhaps *h₂idʰ-és- (“fire, flame, burning”), from *h₂eydʰ- (compare Proto-Germanic *aidaz, *ailą (“fire”) and *aisǭ (“fireplace”), and for the s-stem perhaps Albanian jezull (“cloud of ashes”)); subsequently converted into an archaic i-stem, if this reconstruction is correct. The semantic development, albeit difficult, would have to be “fiery one” → “goddess” or similar. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternatively, related to *dīsiz. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.ði.siz/

Noun

*idisiz f(West Germanic)

noble or divine woman ^?:
1. goddess
2. virgin

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *idisiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*idisiz	*idisīz
vocative	*idisi	*idisīz
accusative	*idisį	*idisinz
genitive	*idisīz	*idisijǫ̂
dative	*idisī	*idisimaz
instrumental	*idisī	*idisimiz

Synonyms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *idisi
- Old English: ides
- Old Saxon: idis
- Old High German: itis, idis