*wihtiz^¹

Runic: ᚹᛁᚺᛏᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwix.tiz/

noun · feminine · i-stem

Meanings

essence, being
thing, creature

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (‘object, thing’). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *veťь.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	wihtiz	wihtīz
Acc.	wihtį	wihtinz
Gen.	wihtīz	wihtijǫ̂
Dat.	wihtī	wihtimaz
Inst.	wihtī	wihtimiz
Voc.	wihti	wihtīz

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Descendants

*wihti (Proto-West Germanic)
- wiht (Old Dutch)
  - wicht (Middle Dutch)
    - wicht (Dutch)
      - wig (Afrikaans)
*wihti (Proto-West Germanic)
- wiht (Old English)
  - wight, wiȝt (Middle English)
    - wight, whit (English)
    - wicht, wycht (Scots)
*wihti (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wet (Old Frisian)
  - nit (Saterland Frisian)
*wihti (Proto-West Germanic)
- wiht (Old High German)
  - wicht (Middle High German)
    - Wicht (German)
*wihti (Proto-West Germanic)
- wiht (Old Saxon)
  - wicht, wucht (Middle Low German)
    - Wicht (German Low German)
*wihti (Proto-West Germanic)
- wiht (Old Saxon)
  - wicht, wucht (Middle Low German)
    - wicht (Dutch Low Saxon)
      - ? (Westphalian)
véttr (Old Norse)
- vætte (Danish)
- vættur, veittur (Faroese)
- vættur (Icelandic)
- vette, vætte, vett, vitt (Norwegian)
véttr (Old Norse)
- vætter, vǣter (Old Swedish)
  - vätte (Swedish)
vétr (Old Norse)
- vætte (Danish)
- vættur, veittur (Faroese)
- vættur (Icelandic)
- vette, vætte, vett, vitt (Norwegian)
vétr (Old Norse)
- vætter, vǣter (Old Swedish)
  - vätte (Swedish)
vættr (Old Norse)
- vætte (Danish)
- vættur, veittur (Faroese)
- vættur (Icelandic)
- vette, vætte, vett, vitt (Norwegian)
vættr (Old Norse)
- vætter, vǣter (Old Swedish)
  - vätte (Swedish)
vætr (Old Norse)
- vætte (Danish)
- vættur, veittur (Faroese)
- vættur (Icelandic)
- vette, vætte, vett, vitt (Norwegian)
vætr (Old Norse)
- vætter, vǣter (Old Swedish)
  - vätte (Swedish)
vítr (Old Norse)
- vætte (Danish)
- vættur, veittur (Faroese)
- vættur (Icelandic)
- vette, vætte, vett, vitt (Norwegian)
vítr (Old Norse)
- vætter, vǣter (Old Swedish)
  - vätte (Swedish)
𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) (Gothic)

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