Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwissiz

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 *gʷétstis (“act of calling”). Equivalent to *kweþaną +‎ *-þiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʷis.siz/

Noun

*kwissiz f

speech, (act of) saying

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *kwissiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwissiz	*kwissīz
vocative	*kwissi	*kwissīz
accusative	*kwissį	*kwissinz
genitive	*kwissīz	*kwissijǫ̂
dative	*kwissī	*kwissimaz
instrumental	*kwissī	*kwissimiz

Descendants

Old English: *cwiss (in andcwiss)
- Middle English: quiste (in biqueste)
  - Scots: bequeyst
  - English: bequest
Gothic: *𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (*qiss) (in 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (samaqiss))

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