Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēdiz

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 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

Presumedly the vṛddhi gerundive of *wedaną (“to join, bind, tie”) via an unattested adjective *wēdiz (“bound, joint, tied, sewn together”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*wēdiz f[1]

  1. piece of cloth, garment

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *wēdiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wēdiz *wēdīz
vocative *wēdi *wēdīz
accusative *wēdį *wēdinz
genitive *wēdīz *wēdijǫ̂
dative *wēdī *wēdimaz
instrumental *wēdī *wēdimiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wēðiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460
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