Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/writą

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

Nominal formation from *wrītaną (“to write”).^[1]

Noun

*writą n

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *writą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*writą	*writō
vocative	*writą	*writō
accusative	*writą	*writō
genitive	writas, writis	*writǫ̂
dative	*writai	*writamaz
instrumental	*writō	*writamiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: writ, ġewrit
- Middle English: writ, ȝewrit, iwrit
  - Scots: writ
  - English: writ
Old Norse: vrit, rit
- Icelandic: rit

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*writan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 472-3

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*writan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 472-3

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