Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (“to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn”). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “curve, bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ̃ː.xɔː/

Noun

*wanhō f

  1. a bend, turn, corner, angle, curve, incline

Inflection

Declension of *wanhō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wanhō *wanhôz
vocative *wanhō *wanhôz
accusative *wanhǭ *wanhōz
genitive *wanhōz *wanhǫ̂
dative *wanhōi *wanhōmaz
instrumental *wanhō *wanhōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: *wōh, *wōg
    • ⇒ Old English: wōgian
      • Middle English: woȝen, wowen
  • Old Saxon: wāh (< *wanhą)
  • Old Norse: vá
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