Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēniz
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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
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possible vṛddhi gerundive of unattested *wenaną (“to be accustomed to, expect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-e-ti, from *wenh₁- (“to love”).
Adjective
*wēniz
Inflection
Declension of *wēniz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *wēniz | *wēnijai | *wēnī | *wēnijôz | *wēnį, *-jatō | *wēnijō |
| accusative | *wēnijanǭ | *wēnijanz | *wēnijǭ | *wēnijōz | *wēnį, *-jatō | *wēnijō |
| genitive | *wēnijas, *wēnīs | *wēnijaizǫ̂ | *wēnijaizōz | *wēnijaizǫ̂ | *wēnijas, *wēnīs | *wēnijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *wēnijammai | *wēnijaimaz | *wēnijaizōi | *wēnijaimaz | *wēnijammai | *wēnijaimaz |
| instrumental | *wēnijanō | *wēnijaimiz | *wēnijaizō | *wēnijaimiz | *wēnijanō | *wēnijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *wēnijô | *wēnijaniz | *wēnijǭ | *wēnijōniz | *wēnijô | *wēnijōnō |
| accusative | *wēnijanų | *wēnijanunz | *wēnijōnų | *wēnijōnunz | *wēnijô | *wēnijōnō |
| genitive | *wēnīniz | *wēnijanǫ̂ | *wēnijōniz | *wēnijōnǫ̂ | *wēnīniz | *wēnijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *wēnīni | *wēnijammaz | *wēnijōni | *wēnijōmaz | *wēnīni | *wēnijammaz |
| instrumental | *wēnīnē | *wēnijammiz | *wēnijōnē | *wēnijōmiz | *wēnīnē | *wēnijammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Likely nominalized from the adjective.
Noun
*wēniz f
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *wēniz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wēniz | *wēnīz | |
| vocative | *wēni | *wēnīz | |
| accusative | *wēnį | *wēninz | |
| genitive | *wēnīz | *wēnijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wēnī | *wēnimaz | |
| instrumental | *wēnī | *wēnimiz | |