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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīdaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *h₁weydʰh₁os (“set apart, asunder, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two”) (see *dwóh₁) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”), apparently with dissimilation of the first d-.[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (“widow”), *widuz (“wood”), Proto-Celtic *wēdus (“wild”) and Latin dīvidō (“separate, sunder”), vītō (“avoid, shun”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ðɑz/
Inflection
Declension of *wīdaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wīdaz | *wīdai | *wīdō | *wīdôz | *wīdą, -atō | *wīdō |
Accusative | *wīdanǭ | *wīdanz | *wīdǭ | *wīdōz | *wīdą, -atō | *wīdō |
Genitive | *wīdas, -is | *wīdaizǫ̂ | *wīdaizōz | *wīdaizǫ̂ | *wīdas, -is | *wīdaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *wīdammai | *wīdaimaz | *wīdaizōi | *wīdaimaz | *wīdammai | *wīdaimaz |
Instrumental | *wīdanō | *wīdaimiz | *wīdaizō | *wīdaimiz | *wīdanō | *wīdaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wīdô | *wīdaniz | *wīdǭ | *wīdōniz | *wīdô | *wīdōnō |
Accusative | *wīdanų | *wīdanunz | *wīdōnų | *wīdōnunz | *wīdô | *wīdōnō |
Genitive | *wīdiniz | *wīdanǫ̂ | *wīdōniz | *wīdōnǫ̂ | *wīdiniz | *wīdanǫ̂ |
Dative | *wīdini | *wīdammaz | *wīdōni | *wīdōmaz | *wīdini | *wīdammaz |
Instrumental | *wīdinē | *wīdammiz | *wīdōnē | *wīdōmiz | *wīdinē | *wīdammiz |
Derived terms
- *wīdijaną
- *wīdiþō
- *wīdô
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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