Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jihtiz

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 *jehaną +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*jihtiz f

statement, confession
(joint) pain, cramp
paralysis

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *jihtiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jihtiz	*jihtīz
vocative	*jihti	*jihtīz
accusative	*jihtį	*jihtinz
genitive	*jihtīz	*jihtijǫ̂
dative	*jihtī	*jihtimaz
instrumental	*jihtī	*jihtimiz

Descendants

Old Frisian: jecht
Old Saxon: *jiht, *giht
- Middle Low German: jicht, gicht
Old Dutch: *jiht, *giht
- Middle Dutch: jicht
  - Dutch: jicht
- ⇒ Old Dutch: [Term?]
  - Middle Dutch: [Term?]
    - Dutch: biecht
Old High German: jiht, *giht (attested in compounds)
- Middle High German: giht
  - German: Gicht
    - → Swedish: gikt
  - Luxembourgish: Giicht
- ⇒ Old High German: bijiht, bigiht
  - Middle High German: begiht, bīht
    - German: Beichte
    - Luxembourgish: Becht, Beicht (influenced by German)