Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiþjǭ

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 *wiþō +‎ *-jǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiθ.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wiþjǭ f

1. cord, rope, thong

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *wiþjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wiþjǭ	*wiþjōniz
vocative	*wiþjǭ	*wiþjōniz
accusative	*wiþjōnų	*wiþjōnunz
genitive	*wiþjōniz	*wiþjōnǫ̂
dative	*wiþjōni	*wiþjōmaz
instrumental	*wiþjōnē	*wiþjōmiz

Related terms

• *wiþiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wiþþjā
  • Old English: wiþþe
    • Middle English: withthe, witthe, wythth
      • Scots: widdy, widdie, weddy, wethy
      • English: withy; (withe, with)
  • Old Frisian: withthe
    • West Frisian: witte
  • Old Saxon: *withthia
    • Middle Low German: wedde
  • Old Dutch: *withtha
    • Middle Dutch: wisse
      • Dutch: wisse
  • Old High German: witta
    • ⇒ Middle High German: witten (verb)
• Old Norse: viðja
  • Danish: vidje
  • Faroese: viðja
  • Icelandic: viðja
  • Norwegian: vidje
  • Old Swedish: viþia
    • Swedish: vidja
  • → Finnish: vitja
• → Proto-Finnic: *vicca (see there for further descendants)