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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhiþō

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 *wīhaz (“sacred, holy”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xi.θɔː/

Noun

*wīhiþō f[1]

  1. holiness, sacredness

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *wīhiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhiþō *wīhiþôz
vocative *wīhiþō *wīhiþôz
accusative *wīhiþǭ *wīhiþōz
genitive *wīhiþōz *wīhiþǫ̂
dative *wīhiþōi *wīhiþōmaz
instrumental *wīhiþō *wīhiþōmiz

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: wīthe
  • Old Saxon: wīhitha
  • Old High German: wīhida
    • Middle High German: wīhede
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (weihiþa)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wīxiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466
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