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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wisti
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“being”).
Noun
*wisti f
- essence, being
- nature
Inflection
| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wisti | |
| Genitive | *wistī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wisti | *wistī |
| Accusative | *wisti | *wistī |
| Genitive | *wistī | *wistijō |
| Dative | *wistī | *wistim |
| Instrumental | *wistī | *wistim |
Derived terms
- *nāhwawisti
Descendants
- Old English: wist
- Old Saxon: wist
- Middle Low German: wist
- Old High German: wist
- Middle High German: wist
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“food”).
Noun
*wisti f
- food, provisions
Inflection
| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wisti | |
| Genitive | *wistī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wisti | *wistī |
| Accusative | *wisti | *wistī |
| Genitive | *wistī | *wistijō |
| Dative | *wistī | *wistim |
| Instrumental | *wistī | *wistim |
Descendants
- Old English: wist
- Middle English: wist, wiste, wyste
- Old Saxon: wist
- Middle Low German: wist
- Old High German: wist
- Middle High German: wist