Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhaz

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 *wónkos (“crooked, bent”), from *wenk- (“to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn”). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “curve, bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ̃.xaz/

Adjective

*wanhaz[1]

  1. bent, crooked, twisted

Inflection

Declension of *wanhaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wanhaz *wanhō *wanhą, *-at(ō) *wanhai *wanhôz *wanhō
accusative *wanhanǭ *wanhǭ *wanhą, *-at(ō) *wanhanz *wanhōz *wanhō
genitive *wanhas, *wanhis *wanhaizōz *wanhas, *wanhis *wanhaizǫ̂ *wanhaizǫ̂ *wanhaizǫ̂
dative *wanhammai *wanhaizōi *wanhammai *wanhaimaz *wanhaimaz *wanhaimaz
instrumental *wanhanō *wanhaizō *wanhanō *wanhaimiz *wanhaimiz *wanhaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wanhô *wanhǭ *wanhô *wanhaniz *wanhōniz *wanhōnō
accusative *wanhanų *wanhōnų *wanhô *wanhanunz *wanhōnunz *wanhōnō
genitive *wanhiniz *wanhōniz *wanhiniz *wanhanǫ̂ *wanhōnǫ̂ *wanhanǫ̂
dative *wanhini *wanhōni *wanhini *wanhammaz *wanhōmaz *wanhammaz
instrumental *wanhinē *wanhōnē *wanhinē *wanhammiz *wanhōmiz *wanhammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wą̄h
    • Old English: wōh, wōg
      • Middle English: wough, wouȝh
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃 (unwāhs)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.