Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhą

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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

Substantivization of *wīhaz (“holy, sacred”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*wīhą n[1]

  1. sacred area, sanctuary

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīhą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhą *wīhō
vocative *wīhą *wīhō
accusative *wīhą *wīhō
genitive *wīhas, *wīhis *wīhǫ̂
dative *wīhai *wīhamaz
instrumental *wīhō *wīhamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīh
    • Old English: wēoh, wīh
    • Old Saxon: wīh m
    • Old High German: wīh m
  • Old Norse: vé

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīxan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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