Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/witīg

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/witīg

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 *witi (“knowledge, sense, wit”) +‎ *-īg.

Adjective

*witīg

1. having knowledge, clever, wise

   Synonym: *wītag

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*witīg
Genitive	*witīgas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*witīg	*witīgu	*witīg
Accusative	*witīganā	*witīgā	*witīg
Genitive	*witīgas	*witīgeʀā	*witīgas
Dative	*witīgumē	*witīgeʀē	*witīgumē
Instrumental	*witīgu	*witīgeʀu	*witīgu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*witīgē	*witīgō	*witīgu
Accusative	*witīgā	*witīgā	*witīgu
Genitive	*witīgeʀō	*witīgeʀō	*witīgeʀō
Dative	*witīgēm, *witīgum	*witīgēm, *witīgum	*witīgēm, *witīgum
Instrumental	*witīgēm, *witīgum	*witīgēm, *witīgum	*witīgēm, *witīgum

Descendants

• Old English: wittiġ, witiġ
  • Middle English: witti, witty
    • English: witty
• Old Saxon: *wittig
  • Middle Low German: wittich
• Old High German: wizzīg
  • Middle High German: wizzec
    • German: witzig