Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēþiją

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

Derived from *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʷeː.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*kwēþiją n

poem
song

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kwēþiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwēþiją	*kwēþijō
vocative	*kwēþiją	*kwēþijō
accusative	*kwēþiją	*kwēþijō
genitive	kwēþijas, kwēþīs	*kwēþijǫ̂
dative	*kwēþijai	*kwēþijamaz
instrumental	*kwēþijō	*kwēþijamiz

Descendants

Old Norse: kvæði
- Icelandic: kvæði
- Faroese: kvæði
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvæde
- Old Swedish: kvǣde, kvǣde
  - Swedish: kväde

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