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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhaz

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 *weyk- (to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice). Cognate with Latin victima (offering, sacrifice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xɑz/

Adjective

*wīhaz

  1. sacred, holy

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wēoh (in compounds); wēofod
    • Middle English: weoh; weofed, weofd, weoved, weved
  • Old Frisian: (wīgelsa, wīelsa); *wīhrēk
    • West Frisian: wijreek
  • Old Saxon: wīh (in compounds); wīhrōk
    • Middle Low German: wîrôk, wîrek, wîrik, wîrk
      • Low German: Wiehrook
      • Saterland Frisian: Wierook
  • Old Dutch: *wīh, *wī; wīrōk
    • Middle Dutch: wiroc, wierooc, wieroock
  • Old High German: wīh; wīhrouh
  • Old Norse:
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)
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