Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witraz

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 pre-Germanic *widrós, equivalent to *witaną +‎ *-raz, a ro-stem adjective derive from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know, see”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwit.rɑz/

Adjective

*witraz

  1. knowing, wise

Inflection

Declension of *witraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *witraz *witrō *witrą, -atō *witrai *witrôz *witrō
accusative *witranǭ *witrǭ *witrą, -atō *witranz *witrōz *witrō
genitive *witras, -is *witraizōz *witras, -is *witraizǫ̂ *witraizǫ̂ *witraizǫ̂
dative *witrammai *witraizōi *witrammai *witraimaz *witraimaz *witraimaz
instrumental *witranō *witraizō *witranō *witraimiz *witraimiz *witraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *witrô *witrǭ *witrô *witraniz *witrōniz *witrōnō
accusative *witranų *witrōnų *witrô *witranunz *witrōnunz *witrōnō
genitive *witriniz *witrōniz *witriniz *witranǫ̂ *witrōnǫ̂ *witranǫ̂
dative *witrini *witrōni *witrini *witrammaz *witrōmaz *witrammaz
instrumental *witrinē *witrōnē *witrinē *witrammiz *witrōmiz *witrammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wit(t)r
  • Old Norse: vitr

Further reading

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