Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēziz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *wesaną (to be).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ziz/

Adjective

*wēziz

  1. being, existing, remaining
  2. able to be or stay (in a place)

Inflection

Declension of *wēziz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wēziz *wēzī *wēzį, *-jatō *wēzijai *wēzijôz *wēzijō
accusative *wēzijanǭ *wēzijǭ *wēzį, *-jatō *wēzijanz *wēzijōz *wēzijō
genitive *wēzijas, *wēzīs *wēzijaizōz *wēzijas, *wēzīs *wēzijaizǫ̂ *wēzijaizǫ̂ *wēzijaizǫ̂
dative *wēzijammai *wēzijaizōi *wēzijammai *wēzijaimaz *wēzijaimaz *wēzijaimaz
instrumental *wēzijanō *wēzijaizō *wēzijanō *wēzijaimiz *wēzijaimiz *wēzijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wēzijô *wēzijǭ *wēzijô *wēzijaniz *wēzijōniz *wēzijōnō
accusative *wēzijanų *wēzijōnų *wēzijô *wēzijanunz *wēzijōnunz *wēzijōnō
genitive *wēzīniz *wēzijōniz *wēzīniz *wēzijanǫ̂ *wēzijōnǫ̂ *wēzijanǫ̂
dative *wēzīni *wēzijōni *wēzīni *wēzijammaz *wēzijōmaz *wēzijammaz
instrumental *wēzīnē *wēzijōnē *wēzīnē *wēzijammiz *wēzijōmiz *wēzijammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: værr
  • Gothic: *𐍅𐌴𐍃 (*wēs) (indirectly attested in 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌴𐌹 (balwawēsei) < *wēzį̄)