Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhsilō

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

Alternative forms

  • *wīhsalō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Cognate with Russian ви́шня (víšnja, “sour cherry”), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe; birdlime”), Latin viscum (“birdlime”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːx.si.lɔː/

Noun

*wīhsilō f

  1. sour cherry

Inflection

Declension of *wīhsilō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhsilō *wīhsilôz
vocative *wīhsilō *wīhsilôz
accusative *wīhsilǭ *wīhsilōz
genitive *wīhsilōz *wīhsilǫ̂
dative *wīhsilōi *wīhsilōmaz
instrumental *wīhsilō *wīhsilōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *wihsila, *wisla; wehsal, wesl
    • Middle Low German: wissel, wessel
  • Old Dutch: *wissila, *wessila
    • ⇒ Middle Dutch: wesselkerse
  • Old High German: wīhsila
    • Middle High German: wīhsel
  • → Old French: guy (through merger with Latin viscum)
    • Middle French: guy
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