Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waiþiz

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to desire; move toward; pursue”).[1]

Noun

*waiþiz m

  1. catch
  2. hunt

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *waiþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *waiþiz *waiþīz
vocative *waiþi *waiþīz
accusative *waiþį *waiþinz
genitive *waiþīz *waiþijǫ̂
dative *waiþī *waiþimaz
instrumental *waiþī *waiþimiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: veiði

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waiþiz ~ *waiþ(j)ō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441
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