Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birhtī

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *birhtį̄. Equivalent to *berht (bright) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

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*birhtī f

  1. brightness

Inflection

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īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *birhtī
Genitive *birhtīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *birhtī
Accusative *birhtīn
Genitive *birhtīn
Dative *birhtīn
Instrumental *birhtīn

Descendants

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  • Old English: bierhtu
    • Middle English: bright
      • English: bright (archaic or obsolete)
  • Old High German: berahtī