Reconstruction:Old English/wix

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīhs, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“village, settlement, colony”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːks/

Noun

*wīx n

  1. colony, burgh

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative *wīx *wīx
accusative *wīx *wīx
genitive *wīxes *wīxa
dative *wīxe *wīxum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wīx
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