Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlitiz

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

Alternative forms

*wlituz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Latin voltus (“feature, appearance, visage, aspect, look”) and Old Armenian գեղ (geł).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwli.tiz/

Noun

*wlitiz m

sight, appearance
countenance, face
look, aspect, blee

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *wlitiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wlitiz	*wlitīz
vocative	*wliti	*wlitīz
accusative	*wlitį	*wlitinz
genitive	*wlitīz	*wlitjǫ̂
dative	*wlitī	*wlitimaz
instrumental	*wlitī	*wlitimiz

Derived terms

*andawlitiz, *andawlitjaz

Related terms

*wlītaną

Descendants

Old English: wlite, wlitu
- Middle English: wlite
- ⇒ Old English: andwlite
  - English: andwlite, onlete, anlet
Old Frisian: wlite
Old Saxon: wliti
Old Dutch: *liti, *lito
- ⇒ Old Dutch: antlito (in compounds)
Old High German: *wliti, *liti
- ⇒ Old High German: antlizzi (in compounds)
  - Middle High German: antlütte, antlütze, antlitze
    - German: Antlitz
Old Norse: litr
- Icelandic: litur
- Faroese: litur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: let
- Westrobothnian: let (leit)
- Old Swedish: liter
  - Swedish: let, lit
- Old Danish: lyt
  - Danish: lød
    - Norwegian Bokmål: lød
- → Old English: lit
  - Middle English: lit, litte
    - Scots: lit, litt
    - English: lit
- ⇒ Old Norse: litmosi
  - → Middle English: lytmos
    - English: litmus
Gothic: 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits)