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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wītag
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *wītan (“to know”) + *-īg.
Adjective
*wītag
- having knowledge, clever, wise
- Synonym: *witīg
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *wītag | ||
| Genitive | *wītagas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *wītag | *wītagu | *wītag |
| Accusative | *wītaganā | *wītagā | *wītag |
| Genitive | *wītagas | *wītageʀā | *wītagas |
| Dative | *wītagumē | *wītageʀē | *wītagumē |
| Instrumental | *wītagu | *wītageʀu | *wītagu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *wītagē | *wītagō | *wītagu |
| Accusative | *wītagā | *wītagā | *wītagu |
| Genitive | *wītageʀō | *wītageʀō | *wītageʀō |
| Dative | *wītagēm, *wītagum | *wītagēm, *wītagum | *wītagēm, *wītagum |
| Instrumental | *wītagēm, *wītagum | *wītagēm, *wītagum | *wītagēm, *wītagum |
Derived terms
- *wītagō
- *wītagōn
Descendants
- Old English: wīteg, wītig
- Old High German: wīzag