Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhaz

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 *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”). Cognate with Latin victima (“offering, sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.xɑz/

Adjective

*wīhaz

sacred, holy

Inflection

Declension of *wīhaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wīhaz	*wīhai	*wīhō	*wīhôz	*wīhą, -atō	*wīhō
Accusative	*wīhanǭ	*wīhanz	*wīhǭ	*wīhōz	*wīhą, -atō	*wīhō
Genitive	*wīhas, -is	*wīhaizǫ̂	*wīhaizōz	*wīhaizǫ̂	*wīhas, -is	*wīhaizǫ̂
Dative	*wīhammai	*wīhaimaz	*wīhaizōi	*wīhaimaz	*wīhammai	*wīhaimaz
Instrumental	*wīhanō	*wīhaimiz	*wīhaizō	*wīhaimiz	*wīhanō	*wīhaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wīhô	*wīhaniz	*wīhǭ	*wīhōniz	*wīhô	*wīhōnō
Accusative	*wīhanų	*wīhanunz	*wīhōnų	*wīhōnunz	*wīhô	*wīhōnō
Genitive	*wīhiniz	*wīhanǫ̂	*wīhōniz	*wīhōnǫ̂	*wīhiniz	*wīhanǫ̂
Dative	*wīhini	*wīhammaz	*wīhōni	*wīhōmaz	*wīhini	*wīhammaz
Instrumental	*wīhinē	*wīhammiz	*wīhōnē	*wīhōmiz	*wīhinē	*wīhammiz

Derived terms

*wīhą
*wīhijaną

Descendants

Old English: wēoh (in compounds); wēofod
- Middle English: weoh; weofed, weofd, weoved, weved
Old Frisian: (wīgelsa, wīelsa); *wīhrēk
- West Frisian: wijreek
Old Saxon: wīh (in compounds); wīhrōk
- Middle Low German: wîrôk, wîrek, wîrik, wîrk
  - Low German: Wiehrook
  - Saterland Frisian: Wierook
Old Dutch: *wīh, *wī; wīrōk
- Middle Dutch: wiroc, wierooc, wieroock
  - Dutch: wierook
Old High German: wīh; wīhrouh
- Middle High German: wīch; wīhennahten
  - German: weih (in compounds: Weihnachten); Weihrauch
Old Norse: vé
Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)