Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēziz
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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]Vṛddhi gerundive of *wesaną (“to be”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*wēziz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *wēziz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *wēziz | *wēzijai | *wēzī | *wēzijôz | *wēzį, *-jatō | *wēzijō |
| accusative | *wēzijanǭ | *wēzijanz | *wēzijǭ | *wēzijōz | *wēzį, *-jatō | *wēzijō |
| genitive | *wēzijas, *wēzīs | *wēzijaizǫ̂ | *wēzijaizōz | *wēzijaizǫ̂ | *wēzijas, *wēzīs | *wēzijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *wēzijammai | *wēzijaimaz | *wēzijaizōi | *wēzijaimaz | *wēzijammai | *wēzijaimaz |
| instrumental | *wēzijanō | *wēzijaimiz | *wēzijaizō | *wēzijaimiz | *wēzijanō | *wēzijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *wēzijô | *wēzijaniz | *wēzijǭ | *wēzijōniz | *wēzijô | *wēzijōnō |
| accusative | *wēzijanų | *wēzijanunz | *wēzijōnų | *wēzijōnunz | *wēzijô | *wēzijōnō |
| genitive | *wēzīniz | *wēzijanǫ̂ | *wēzijōniz | *wēzijōnǫ̂ | *wēzīniz | *wēzijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *wēzīni | *wēzijammaz | *wēzijōni | *wēzijōmaz | *wēzīni | *wēzijammaz |
| instrumental | *wēzīnē | *wēzijammiz | *wēzijōnē | *wēzijōmiz | *wēzīnē | *wēzijammiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Norse: værr
- Icelandic: vær
- Gothic: *𐍅𐌴𐍃 (*wēs) (indirectly attested in 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌴𐌹 (balwawēsei) < *wēzį̄)