Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witōþą

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

Probably derived from *witōdaz, past participle of *witōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.tɔː.θɑ̃/

Noun

*witōþą n

1. law; (literally) what is known or observed

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *witōþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*witōþą	*witōþō
vocative	*witōþą	*witōþō
accusative	*witōþą	*witōþō
genitive	*witōþas, *witōþis	*witōþǫ̂
dative	*witōþai	*witōþamaz
instrumental	*witōþō	*witōþamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *witōþ
  • Old Frisian: witut, witat
  • Old Saxon: *witōth
    • Middle Low German: wette, wet, wit
      • Low German: Wet
  • Old Dutch: witat, witut
    • Middle Dutch: wet, wette, wit, weet
      • Dutch: wet
        • Afrikaans: wet
        • → West Frisian: wet
      • → Middle High German: wette
        • Central Franconian: Wett (obsolete)
  • Old High German: wizzōd, wizzid
    • Middle High German: wizzōt, wizōt
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸 (witōþ)

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) “*witōþa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 590