Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waiþiz

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 Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to desire; move toward; pursue”).^[1]

Noun

*waiþiz m

catch
hunt

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *waiþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waiþiz	*waiþīz
vocative	*waiþi	*waiþīz
accusative	*waiþį	*waiþinz
genitive	*waiþīz	*waiþijǫ̂
dative	*waiþī	*waiþimaz
instrumental	*waiþī	*waiþimiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old Norse: veiði
- Icelandic: veiði
- Norwegian Nynorsk: veide

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waiþiz ~ *waiþ(j)ō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waiþiz ~ *waiþ(j)ō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441

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