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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhô
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *wīhaz (“holy, sacred”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xɔːː/
Noun
*wīhô m[1]
- one that is holy, a holy man, a priest
Inflection
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *wīhô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wīhô | *wīhaniz | |
| vocative | *wīhô | *wīhaniz | |
| accusative | *wīhanų | *wīhanunz | |
| genitive | *wīhiniz | *wīhanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wīhini | *wīhammaz | |
| instrumental | *wīhinē | *wīhammiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: Véi
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰 (weiha)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wīhōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466