Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wissį̄

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 *wissaz (“known”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwis.sĩː/

Noun

*wissį̄ f[1]

  1. knowledge, awareness

Inflection

Declension of *wissį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wissį̄ *wissīniz
vocative *wissį̄ *wissīniz
accusative *wissīnų *wissīnunz
genitive *wissīniz *wissīnǫ̂
dative *wissīni *wissīmaz
instrumental *wissīnē *wissīmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wissī
  • Gothic: *𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹 (*wissei)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wissīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.