Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wihtą
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Most likely from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-ti- (“entity, thing”), and cognate with Old Church Slavonic вещь (veštĭ, “thing”).
In addition to the above theory, Kroonen also compares *weganą (“to carry, to move”) (cognate with Proto-Celtic *wextā (“time, course, run”)).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*wihtą n
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *wihtą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wihtą | *wihtō | |
| vocative | *wihtą | *wihtō | |
| accusative | *wihtą | *wihtō | |
| genitive | *wihtas, *wihtis | *wihtǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wihtai | *wihtamaz | |
| instrumental | *wihtō | *wihtamiz | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: wiht
- Old Frisian:
- Saterland Frisian: Wucht
- Old Saxon:
- Dutch Low Saxon: wicht
- Old Dutch: *wiht
- Old High German: wiht
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 (waiht)
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “wehti- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 577-8