Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/widu
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *widuz.
Noun[edit]
*widu m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| u-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *widu | |
| Genitive | *widō | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *widu | *widiwi, *widō |
| Accusative | *widu | *widū |
| Genitive | *widō | *widiwō |
| Dative | *widiwi, *widō | *widum |
| Instrumental | *widu | *widum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: widu, wudu, weadu
- Old Saxon: widu, wido
- Middle Low German: wēde
- Old Dutch: *widu
- Old High German: witu
- Middle High German: wite
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322: “PWGmc *widu”