Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waiþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waiþō.

Noun

*waiþu f

wandering, grazing
hunt, chase
pasture

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*waiþu
Genitive	*waiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*waiþu	*waiþō
Accusative	*waiþā	*waiþā
Genitive	*waiþā	*waiþō
Dative	*waiþē	*waiþōm
Instrumental	*waiþu	*waiþōm

Related terms

*waiþanōn

Descendants

Old English: wāþ
- Middle English: wathe, waith, wayth
  - English: wathe
Old Saxon: *wētha
- Middle Low German: wēde
Old Dutch: weitha
- Middle Dutch: weide
  - Dutch: weide, wei
Old High German: weida
- Middle High German: weide
  - Alemannic German: weidu
  - German: Weide