Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītwōdz

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 pre-Germanic *wéydwō(t)s, substantivization of *weydwṓ(t)s, a perfect participle from *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἰδώς (eidṓs), genitive εἰδότος (eidótos), the masculine active perfect participle to οἶδᾰ (oîda, “to know”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːt.wɔːðz/

Noun

*wītwōdz m(East Germanic)

witness

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *wītwōdz (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wītwōdz	*wītwōdiz
vocative	*wītwōd	*wītwōdiz
accusative	*wītwōdų	*wītwōdunz
genitive	*wītwōdiz	*wītwōdǫ̂
dative	*wītwōdi	*wītwōdumaz
instrumental	*wītwōdē	*wītwōdumiz

Descendants

Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌸𐍃 (weitwōþs)

References

^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “*weitwoþs”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 400-401

[1] Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “*weitwoþs”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 400-401

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