Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīdaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *h₁weydʰh₁os (“set apart, asunder, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two”) (see *dwóh₁) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”), apparently with dissimilation of the first d-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (“widow”), *widuz (“wood”), Proto-Celtic *wēdus (“wild”) and Latin dīvidō (“separate, sunder”), vītō (“avoid, shun”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*wīdaz
Inflection
Declension of *wīdaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīdaz | *wīdai | *wīdō | *wīdôz | *wīdą, -atō | *wīdō |
| Accusative | *wīdanǭ | *wīdanz | *wīdǭ | *wīdōz | *wīdą, -atō | *wīdō |
| Genitive | *wīdas, -is | *wīdaizǫ̂ | *wīdaizōz | *wīdaizǫ̂ | *wīdas, -is | *wīdaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīdammai | *wīdaimaz | *wīdaizōi | *wīdaimaz | *wīdammai | *wīdaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wīdanō | *wīdaimiz | *wīdaizō | *wīdaimiz | *wīdanō | *wīdaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīdô | *wīdaniz | *wīdǭ | *wīdōniz | *wīdô | *wīdōnō |
| Accusative | *wīdanų | *wīdanunz | *wīdōnų | *wīdōnunz | *wīdô | *wīdōnō |
| Genitive | *wīdiniz | *wīdanǫ̂ | *wīdōniz | *wīdōnǫ̂ | *wīdiniz | *wīdanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīdini | *wīdammaz | *wīdōni | *wīdōmaz | *wīdini | *wīdammaz |
| Instrumental | *wīdinē | *wīdammiz | *wīdōnē | *wīdōmiz | *wīdinē | *wīdammiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: wīd
- Old Frisian: wīd
- Old Saxon: wīd
- Old Dutch: *wīd
- Old High German: wīt
- Old Norse: víðr
- → Proto-Samic: *vijδēs (see there for further descendants)