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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīk
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīką.
Noun
*wīk m or n[1]
- dwelling, village
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wīk | |
| Genitive | *wīkas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīk | *wīkō, *wīkōs |
| Accusative | *wīk | *wīkā |
| Genitive | *wīkas | *wīkō |
| Dative | *wīkē | *wīkum |
| Instrumental | *wīku | *wīkum |
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wīk | |
| Genitive | *wīkas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīk | *wīku |
| Accusative | *wīk | *wīku |
| Genitive | *wīkas | *wīkō |
| Dative | *wīkē | *wīkum |
| Instrumental | *wīku | *wīkum |
Descendants
- Old English: wīċ, ƿīc
- Middle English: wic, wike, wych
- English: wick, -wich
- Middle English: wic, wike, wych
- Old Saxon: wīk
- Middle Low German: wîk
- Old Dutch: *wīc
- Middle Dutch: wijc
- Dutch: wijk
- Afrikaans: wyk
- Limburgish: wiek
- Dutch: wijk
- Middle Dutch: wijc
- Old High German: wīh
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210: “PWGmc *wīk”