Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waitijaną

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.

From Proto-Indo-European *woydéyeti, causative of *weyd- (“to see”). Equivalent to *wītaną (“to know”) +‎ *-janą. Cognate with Sanskrit वेदयति (vedayati, “announce”) and Old Irish foídid (“send”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈwai̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

*waitijaną

1. to cause to know, to show

• Proto-West Germanic: *waitijan
  • Old Frisian: wēta (“to claim, testify”)
  • Old High German: weizen (“to show, prove”)
• Old Norse: veita (“to give, grant”)
  • Faroese: veita (“to yield, render, give, grant, allot, allocate, assign”)
  • Icelandic: veita (“to give, grant, offer”)
  • Old Danish: vide/vede (“to give, offer, admit”)
  • Middle Norwegian: veita (“to give, promise, fulfill”)
  • Old Swedish: vēta (“to give, grant, offer”)

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