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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwīt

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 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Adjective

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*hwīt[1]

  1. white

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hwīt
Genitive *hwītas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hwīt *hwītu *hwīt
Accusative *hwītanā *hwītā *hwīt
Genitive *hwītas *hwīteʀā *hwītas
Dative *hwītumē *hwīteʀē *hwītumē
Instrumental *hwītu *hwīteʀu *hwītu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hwītē *hwītō *hwītu
Accusative *hwītā *hwītā *hwītu
Genitive *hwīteʀō *hwīteʀō *hwīteʀō
Dative *hwītēm, *hwītum *hwītēm, *hwītum *hwītēm, *hwītum
Instrumental *hwītēm, *hwītum *hwītēm, *hwītum *hwītēm, *hwītum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 49: “PWGmc *hwīt”

See also

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Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)
     *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas      *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair      *blak, *swart
             *raud              *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn              *gelu
             *grōnī              *grōnī             
                          *blāu              *blāu
             *blāu              *purpurā             
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