Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see; look; look for; find).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*wītaną[1][2]

  1. to see; know
  2. to go; go forth; part
  3. to punish; torment

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 589
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 468