Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlitiz

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 *wél-ti-s ~ *wl̥-téy-s, from *wel- (“to see”) +‎ *-tis. Cognate with Latin vultus (“feature, appearance, visage, aspect, look”), Old Armenian գեղ (geł). Compare *wulþuz (“glory”). By synchronic analysis, a nominal formation from *wlītaną (“to see, look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwli.tiz/

Noun

*wlitiz m

1. sight, appearance
2. countenance, face
3. look, aspect, blee

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *wlitiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wlitiz	*wlitīz
vocative	*wliti	*wlitīz
accusative	*wlitį	*wlitinz
genitive	*wlitīz	*wlitjǫ̂
dative	*wlitī	*wlitimaz
instrumental	*wlitī	*wlitimiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *wlituz

Derived terms

• *andawlitiz, *andawlitjaz

Related terms

• *wlītaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wliti
  • Old English: wlite, wlitu
    • Middle English: wlite
  • Old Frisian: wlite
  • Old Saxon: wliti
• Old Norse: litr
  • Icelandic: litur
  • Faroese: litur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: let, lit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: let
  • Old Swedish: liter
    • Swedish: let, lit
  • Old Danish: lyt
    • Danish: lød
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lød
  • → Old English: lit
    • Middle English: lit, litte
      • Scots: lit, litt
      • English: lit
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits)