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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witą

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 *weyd- (“to know”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.tɑ̃/

Noun

*witą n [1]

  1. knowledge
  2. reason; sense; understanding
  3. wit

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *witą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *witą *witō
vocative *witą *witō
accusative *witą *witō
genitive *witas, *witis *witǫ̂
dative *witai *witamaz
instrumental *witō *witamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • West Germanic: *wit
    • Old High German: *wiz
      • ⇒ Old High German: giwiz
  • Old Norse: vit

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*witan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 463
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