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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 pre-Germanic *widrós, equivalent to *witaną + *-raz, a ro-stem adjective derive from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to know, see).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwit.rɑz/

Adjective

*witraz

  1. knowing, wise

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: witer, witter
  • Old Norse: vitr
    • Icelandic: vitur
    • Faroese: vitur
    • Old Danish: witær, vidher
    • Old Swedish: viter, wittur
      • Swedish: vitter
        • Danish: vitter (obsolete)

Further reading

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