Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītiją

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 *wītaną (“to punish, torment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.ti.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wītiją n

1. punishment

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wītiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wītiją	*wītijō
vocative	*wītiją	*wītijō
accusative	*wītiją	*wītijō
genitive	*wītijas, *wītīs	*wītijǫ̂
dative	*wītijai	*wītijamaz
instrumental	*wītijō	*wītijamiz

Derived terms

• *haljōwītiją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wītī
  • Old English: wīte
    • Middle English: wite
      • English: wite, wyte
      • Scots: wyte
    • → Latin: wīta
  • Old Frisian: wīte
  • Old Saxon: wīti
    • Middle Low German: wīte
  • Dutch: wijte
  • Old High German: wīzi, wīzzi
    • Middle High German: wīze
• Old Norse: víti
  • Old Danish: vide
    • Danish: vide
  • Old Swedish: vīte
    • Swedish: vite

References

• vite in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)