Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.tɑ̃/

Noun

*witą n^[1]

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *witą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*witą	*witō
vocative	*witą	*witō
accusative	*witą	*witō
genitive	witas, witis	*witǫ̂
dative	*witai	*witamaz
instrumental	*witō	*witamiz

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wit
- Old High German: *wiz
  - ⇒ Old High German: giwiz
Old Norse: vit
- Icelandic: vit
- Faroese: vit
- Norwegian: vit
- Old Swedish: vit, vēt
  - Swedish: vett
- Danish: vid

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*witan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463

[HGE-1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*witan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463

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