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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīb
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wībą.
Noun
*wīb n
- woman
- wife
Inflection
Neuter a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *wīb | |
Genitive | *wības | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wīb | *wību |
Accusative | *wīb | *wību |
Genitive | *wības | *wībō |
Dative | *wībē | *wībum |
Instrumental | *wību | *wībum |
Descendants
- Old English: wīf
- Middle English: wif, wyf
- English: wife
- → Japanese: ワイフ (waifu)
- → English: waifu
- → Japanese: ワイフ (waifu)
- Scots: wife
- English: wife
- Middle English: wif, wyf
- Old Frisian: wīf
- North Frisian: wüf
- Saterland Frisian: Wieuw
- West Frisian: wiif, wyf
- Old Saxon: wīf
- Middle Low German: wîf
- German Low German: Wiev
- Low German: Wief
- Middle Low German: wîf
- Old Dutch: wīf
- Middle Dutch: wijf
- Dutch: wijf
- Afrikaans: wyf
- Dutch: wijf
- Middle Dutch: wijf
- Old High German: wīb
- Middle High German: wīp
- Alemannic German:
- Italian Walser: wib
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: baip, baibe
- Mòcheno: baib
- Udinese: baip, baib
- German: Weib
- Alemannic German:
- Middle High German: wīp