Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wraiþiþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wraiþ (“very angry; hostile”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*wraiþiþu f

anger, fury, wrath

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wraiþiþu
Genitive	*wraiþiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wraiþiþu	*wraiþiþō
Accusative	*wraiþiþā	*wraiþiþā
Genitive	*wraiþiþā	*wraiþiþō
Dative	*wraiþiþē	wraiþiþōm, wraiþiþum
Instrumental	*wraiþiþu	wraiþiþōm, wraiþiþum

Descendants

Old English: wrǣþþu, wrǣþþo
- Middle English: wraththe, wræththe, wreththe
  - English: wrath
  - Scots: wraith, wreath, wrath
Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch:
  - Dutch: wreedte (possible new formation)

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