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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiþjǭ

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 *wiþō +‎ *-jǭ.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiθ.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wiþjǭ f

  1. cord, rope, thong

Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *wiþjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wiþjǭ *wiþjōniz
vocative *wiþjǭ *wiþjōniz
accusative *wiþjōnų *wiþjōnunz
genitive *wiþjōniz *wiþjōnǫ̂
dative *wiþjōni *wiþjōmaz
instrumental *wiþjōnē *wiþjōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wiþþjā
    • Old English: wiþþe
      • Middle English: withthe, witthe, wythth
    • Old Frisian: withthe
    • Old Saxon: *withthia
    • Old Dutch: *withtha
    • Old High German: witta
      • ⇒ Middle High German: witten (verb)
  • Old Norse: viðja
    • Danish: vidje
    • Faroese: viðja
    • Icelandic: viðja
    • Norwegian: vidje
    • Old Swedish: viþia
      • Swedish: vidja
    • → Finnish: vitja
  • → Proto-Finnic: *vicca (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “wisse”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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