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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwaitijaz
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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 *hwītaz (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwɑɪ̯.ti.jɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hwaitijaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hwaitijaz | *hwaitijōz, *hwaitijōs | |
| vocative | *hwaitī | *hwaitijōz, *hwaitijōs | |
| accusative | *hwaitiją | *hwaitijanz | |
| genitive | *hwaitijas, *hwaitīs | *hwaitijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hwaitijai | *hwaitijamaz | |
| instrumental | *hwaitijō | *hwaitijamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: hwǣte, hƿǣte
- Middle English: whete, whæte, qwhete, wheyte, whiett, hwete, wheete, hwæte, hweate, wete, ȝwete
- English: wheat
- Middle Scots: quhete, quhet, quheite, quheit, qwhete, qwhet, quheet, quehet, qwet, whet, quheyt, qwheit, qwheyt, quheitt, qweyte, wheit, vheit, quhiet, qwyet, quheate, quheat, quheatt, wheate, wheat, quhite, quhyte, quhyt, quhyit, quhit, whyte, whyt, vhyt, quhait, quhayt, qwhayt, what, fayte, quhitt, quhytt, whit[1]
- Middle English: whete, whæte, qwhete, wheyte, whiett, hwete, wheete, hwæte, hweate, wete, ȝwete
- Old Frisian: hwēte, wēt
- Old Saxon: hwēti
- Old Dutch: *wēt, *weit
- Old High German: weizi, hwaizi
- Old Norse: hveiti
- Gothic: 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis)
References
- “quhete” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “white” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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