Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawissaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *wissaz (past participle of *witaną).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈwis.sɑz/

Adjective

*gawissaz

  1. certain, sure
  2. known

Inflection

Declension of *gawissaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gawissaz *gawissō *gawissą, -atō *gawissai *gawissôz *gawissō
accusative *gawissanǭ *gawissǭ *gawissą, -atō *gawissanz *gawissōz *gawissō
genitive *gawissas, -is *gawissaizōz *gawissas, -is *gawissaizǫ̂ *gawissaizǫ̂ *gawissaizǫ̂
dative *gawissammai *gawissaizōi *gawissammai *gawissaimaz *gawissaimaz *gawissaimaz
instrumental *gawissanō *gawissaizō *gawissanō *gawissaimiz *gawissaimiz *gawissaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gawissô *gawissǭ *gawissô *gawissaniz *gawissōniz *gawissōnō
accusative *gawissanų *gawissōnų *gawissô *gawissanunz *gawissōnunz *gawissōnō
genitive *gawissiniz *gawissōniz *gawissiniz *gawissanǫ̂ *gawissōnǫ̂ *gawissanǫ̂
dative *gawissini *gawissōni *gawissini *gawissammaz *gawissōmaz *gawissammaz
instrumental *gawissinē *gawissōnē *gawissinē *gawissammiz *gawissōmiz *gawissammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gawiss
    • Old English: ġewiss, ġewis
      • Middle English: ywis, iwis, wis, wiss
    • Old Saxon: giwis, giwiss
      • Middle Low German: gewis
        • German Low German: gewiss
          • Kashubian: gwës
            • Kashubian: gwësny
          • Polish: gweśny (or from German)
    • Old Dutch: *giwiss
      • Old Dutch: giwis wêsen
    • Old High German: giwis
  • Old Norse: viss