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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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): /ˈwit.jɑ̃/

Noun

*witją n

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

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *witją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *witją *witjō
vocative *witją *witjō
accusative *witją *witjō
genitive *witjas, *witis *witjǫ̂
dative *witjai *witjamaz
instrumental *witjō *witjamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *witi
    • Old English: witt
    • Old Frisian: witt, wit
    • Old Saxon: *witt, *wit (in compounds)
    • Old Dutch: *witti
    • Old High German: wizzi
      • Middle High German: witze
  • Gothic: *𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (*witi) (attested in 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti))
  • Vandalic: *wit, *witV-
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