Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unwitô

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

Etymology

From *un- +‎ *witô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.ˌwi.tɔːː/

Noun

*unwitô m

1. foolish or ignorant person, idiot; one who knows not

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *unwitô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*unwitô	*unwitaniz
vocative	*unwitô	*unwitaniz
accusative	*unwitanų	*unwitanunz
genitive	*unwitiniz	*unwitanǫ̂
dative	*unwitini	*unwitammaz
instrumental	*unwitinē	*unwitammiz

Descendants

• Old English: unwita
• Old High German: unwizzo
• Old Norse: úviti, óviti
  • Faroese: óviti
  • Icelandic: óviti
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰 (unwita)