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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwītī

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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 *hwītį̄. Equivalent to *hwīt (white) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

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*hwītī f

  1. whiteness
  2. white

Inflection

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īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hwītī
Genitive *hwītīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hwītī
Accusative *hwītīn
Genitive *hwītīn
Dative *hwītīn
Instrumental *hwītīn

Descendants

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  • Old High German: wīzī