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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiþī

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *kayt-, *ḱayt- (forest, wasteland, pasture). Cognate with Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (forest) (Old Welsh coit), Latin bū-cētum (pastureland, literally cow-pasture), Albanian kath (type of wheat), kasht (straw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.θiː/

Noun

*haiþī f

  1. heath, wasteland

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *haiþī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *haiþī *haiþijôz
vocative *haiþī *haiþijôz
accusative *haiþijǭ *haiþijōz
genitive *haiþijōz *haiþijǫ̂
dative *haiþijōi *haiþijōmaz
instrumental *haiþijō *haiþijōmiz

Derived terms

  • *haiþinaz

Descendants

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