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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhsą

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 *wéyḱ-s-om, from *weyḱ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːx.sɑ̃/

Noun

*wīhsą n

  1. village, settlement

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīhsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhsą *wīhsō
vocative *wīhsą *wīhsō
accusative *wīhsą *wīhsō
genitive *wīhsas, *wīhsis *wīhsǫ̂
dative *wīhsai *wīhsamaz
instrumental *wīhsō *wīhsamiz

Descendants

Usage notes

Replaced in many Germanic languages by *wīk-, borrowed from Latin vicus, of the same meaning and Proto-Indo-European root:

  • Germanic: *wīk-
    • Old English: wīc, wīċ
    • Old Frisian: wīk
      • West Frisian: wyk
    • Old Saxon: wīk
      • Middle Low German: wîk
    • Old Dutch: wīk (in placenames)
      • Middle Dutch: wijc
    • Old High German: wīh
      • Middle High German: wīch
        • German: Weich (in Weichbild, etc.)
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