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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhiþō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *wīhaz (“sacred, holy”) + *-iþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xi.θɔː/
Noun
*wīhiþō f[1]
- holiness, sacredness
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *wīhiþō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wīhiþō | *wīhiþôz | |
| vocative | *wīhiþō | *wīhiþôz | |
| accusative | *wīhiþǭ | *wīhiþōz | |
| genitive | *wīhiþōz | *wīhiþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wīhiþōi | *wīhiþōmaz | |
| instrumental | *wīhiþō | *wīhiþōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: wīthe
- Old Saxon: wīhitha
- Old High German: wīhida
- Middle High German: wīhede
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (weihiþa)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wīxiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466