Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þį̄ht(ī)

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*þį̄ht(ī)

1. tight

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*þį̄ht
Genitive	*þį̄htas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*þį̄ht	*þį̄htu	*þį̄ht
Accusative	*þį̄htanā	*þį̄htā	*þį̄ht
Genitive	*þį̄htas	*þį̄hteʀā	*þį̄htas
Dative	*þį̄htumē	*þį̄hteʀē	*þį̄htumē
Instrumental	*þį̄htu	*þį̄hteʀu	*þį̄htu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*þį̄htē	*þį̄htō	*þį̄htu
Accusative	*þį̄htā	*þį̄htā	*þį̄htu
Genitive	*þį̄hteʀō	*þį̄hteʀō	*þį̄hteʀō
Dative	*þį̄htēm, *þį̄htum	*þį̄htēm, *þį̄htum	*þį̄htēm, *þį̄htum
Instrumental	*þį̄htēm, *þį̄htum	*þį̄htēm, *þį̄htum	*þį̄htēm, *þį̄htum

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*þį̄htī
Genitive	*þį̄htijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*þį̄htī	*þį̄htiju	*þį̄htī
Accusative	*þį̄htijanā	*þį̄htijā	*þį̄htī
Genitive	*þį̄htijas	*þį̄htijeʀā	*þį̄htijas
Dative	*þį̄htijumē	*þį̄htijeʀē	*þį̄htijumē
Instrumental	*þį̄htiju	*þį̄htijeʀu	*þį̄htiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*þį̄htijē	*þį̄htijō	*þį̄htiju
Accusative	*þį̄htijā	*þį̄htijā	*þį̄htiju
Genitive	*þį̄htijeʀō	*þį̄htijeʀō	*þį̄htijeʀō
Dative	*þį̄htijēm, *þį̄htijum	*þį̄htijēm, *þį̄htijum	*þį̄htijēm, *þį̄htijum
Instrumental	*þį̄htijēm, *þį̄htijum	*þį̄htijēm, *þį̄htijum	*þį̄htijēm, *þį̄htijum

Related terms

• *þį̄han

Descendants

• Old English: *þīht, *þiht (in combination: meteþiht)
  • Middle English: thiht, thight
    • Scots: ticht
    • English: tight
      • → Danish: tight
      • → Norwegian: teit
      • → Swedish: tajt, tight
      • English: tights
        • → German: Tight
        • → Danish: tights
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: tights
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: tights
        • → Swedish: tajts, tights
• Old Frisian: *thīcht
  • Saterland Frisian: ticht
  • West Frisian: ticht
• Old Saxon: *thīht, *thīhti
  • Middle Low German: dicht, dichte
    • German Low German: dicht
• Old Dutch: *thīhti, *thīht
  • Middle Dutch: dichte, dicht
    • Dutch: dicht
• Old High German: dīhti
  • Middle High German: dīchte, gedīhte
    • German: dicht; deicht (dialectal)