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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/idiwīt

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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 *idiwītą.

Noun

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*idiwīt n

  1. shame, disgrace
  2. insult, disdain

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *idiwīt
Genitive *idiwītas
Singular Plural
Nominative *idiwīt *idiwītu
Accusative *idiwīt *idiwītu
Genitive *idiwītas *idiwītō
Dative *idiwītē *idiwītum
Instrumental *idiwītu *idiwītum

Descendants

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  • Old English: edwīt
  • Old Dutch: edwīt
  • Old High German: itwīz, itawīz