Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīnafatą

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 *wīną (“wine”) +‎ *fatą (“vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.nɑ.ˌɸɑ.tɑ̃/

Noun

*wīnafatą n

1. a vessel for containing wine; wine-cask, wine-jug

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīnafatą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīnafatą	*wīnafatō
vocative	*wīnafatą	*wīnafatō
accusative	*wīnafatą	*wīnafatō
genitive	*wīnafatas, *wīnafatis	*wīnafatǫ̂
dative	*wīnafatai	*wīnafatamaz
instrumental	*wīnafatō	*wīnafatamiz

Descendants

• Old English: wīnfæt
• Old Saxon: *wīnfat
  • Middle Low German: wīnfat
• Old High German: wīnfaz
  • Middle High German: wīnvaz
    • German: Weinfass
• Old Norse: vínfat
  • Icelandic: vínfat