Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwissi

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 *kwissiz.

Noun

*kwissi f

1. speech, (act of) saying

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kwissi
Genitive	*kwissī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kwissi	*kwissī
Accusative	*kwissi	*kwissī
Genitive	*kwissī	*kwissijō
Dative	*kwissī	*kwissim, *kwissijum
Instrumental	*kwissī	*kwissim, *kwissijum

Descendants

• Old English: *cwiss
  • Middle English: quiste
    • ⇒ Middle English: biqueste
      • English: bequest
  • ⇒ Old English: andcwiss