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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītiją
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *wītaną (“to punish, torment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ti.jɑ̃/
Noun
*wītiją n
- punishment
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *wītiją (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wītiją | *wītijō | |
| vocative | *wītiją | *wītijō | |
| accusative | *wītiją | *wītijō | |
| genitive | *wītijas, *wītīs | *wītijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wītijai | *wītijamaz | |
| instrumental | *wītijō | *wītijamiz | |
Derived terms
- *haljōwītiją
Descendants
- Old English: wīte
- Middle English: wite
- Scots: wyte
- → Latin: wīta
- Middle English: wite
- Old Frisian: wīte
- Old Saxon: wīti
- Middle Low German: wīte
- Dutch: wijte
- Old High German: wīzi
- Middle High German: wīze
- Old Norse: víti