Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waswǭ

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

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑs.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*waswǭ f

paternal aunt
Synonym: *baswǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *waswǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waswǭ	*waswōniz
vocative	*waswǭ	*waswōniz
accusative	*waswōnų	*waswōnunz
genitive	*waswōniz	*waswōnǫ̂
dative	*waswōni	*waswōmaz
instrumental	*waswōnē	*waswōmiz

Coordinate terms

*mōdrijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
- Proto-West Germanic: *mōdrijā
*mōijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
- Proto-West Germanic: *mōijā
*mōmǭ (“maternal aunt, nurse”)
- Proto-West Germanic: *mōmā

Related terms

*baswô (“paternal uncle”)

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wasā
- Old Saxon: *wasa
  - Middle Low German: wase
    - Low German: wase
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasika
    - Middle Low German: wēseke, wesche
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasikīn
    - Middle Low German: wēseken
- Old Dutch: *wasa
  - Middle Dutch: wase
    - Dutch: wasse, waze (obsolete)
- Old High German: wasa
  - Middle High German: wase
  - ⇒ Old High German: wasūnkind (“cousin”)
  - ⇒ Old High German: wasūnsunu (“male cousin”)

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