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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/writiz

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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

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Etymology

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An i-stem nominal formation from *wrītaną (to write).[1]

Noun

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*writiz m

  1. fissure; crevice; groove
  2. engraving; writing; inscription
  3. stroke; character; letter

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *writiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *writiz *writīz
vocative *writi *writīz
accusative *writį *writinz
genitive *writīz *writjǫ̂
dative *writī *writimaz
instrumental *writī *writimiz
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Descendants

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  • Old High German: riz
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐍄𐍃 (writs)

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*writi-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597