Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waizdaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to wither; fade”). Or, from a substrate source in common with Latin vitrum (“woad”). Compare also Ancient Greek ἰσάτις (isátis, “woad”).
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯z.dɑz/
Noun
*waizdaz m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *waizdaz | *waizdōz, *waizdōs |
| vocative | *waizd | *waizdōz, *waizdōs |
| accusative | *waizdą | *waizdanz |
| genitive | *waizdas, *waizdis | *waizdǫ̂ |
| dative | *waizdai | *waizdamaz |
| instrumental | *waizdō | *waizdamiz |
Related terms
- *wizdilō
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *waiʀd, *waid
- Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌳𐍃 (*waisds)
References
- ^ “wē̆ld(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.