Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiftiz

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 *webaną +‎ *-þiz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiɸ.tiz/

Noun

*wiftiz f

  1. (act of) weaving

Inflection

Declension of *wiftiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wiftiz *wiftīz
vocative *wifti *wiftīz
accusative *wiftį *wiftinz
genitive *wiftīz *wiftijǫ̂
dative *wiftī *wiftimaz
instrumental *wiftī *wiftimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old Norse: veptr, veftr
    • Faroese: veftur
    • Norwegian: veft
    • Swedish: väft

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*weftaz ~ *weftiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
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