Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlispaz

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

Of onomatopoeic origin.[1] Other theories derive the word from a Proto-Indo-European *wlis-, *wleys- (“rod”), from *wel- (“to roll”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwlis.pɑz/

Adjective

*wlispaz

  1. stammering; lisping

Inflection

Declension of *wlispaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wlispaz *wlispō *wlispą, -atō *wlispai *wlispôz *wlispō
accusative *wlispanǭ *wlispǭ *wlispą, -atō *wlispanz *wlispōz *wlispō
genitive *wlispas, -is *wlispaizōz *wlispas, -is *wlispaizǫ̂ *wlispaizǫ̂ *wlispaizǫ̂
dative *wlispammai *wlispaizōi *wlispammai *wlispaimaz *wlispaimaz *wlispaimaz
instrumental *wlispanō *wlispaizō *wlispanō *wlispaimiz *wlispaimiz *wlispaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wlispô *wlispǭ *wlispô *wlispaniz *wlispōniz *wlispōnō
accusative *wlispanų *wlispōnų *wlispô *wlispanunz *wlispōnunz *wlispōnō
genitive *wlispiniz *wlispōniz *wlispiniz *wlispanǫ̂ *wlispōnǫ̂ *wlispanǫ̂
dative *wlispini *wlispōni *wlispini *wlispammaz *wlispōmaz *wlispammaz
instrumental *wlispinē *wlispōnē *wlispinē *wlispammiz *wlispōmiz *wlispammiz

Derived terms

  • *wlispijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wlisp
    • Old English: wlisp, wlips
    • Old Saxon: *wlisp
      • Middle Low German: *wlisp, *lisp
        • ⇒ Middle Low German: wlispich, lispich (adjective)
      • ⇒ Old Saxon: wlisp (adjective)
    • Old Dutch: *wlisp, *lisp
    • Old High German: lisp
  • Old Norse: *lespr
    • Old Swedish: læsper
      • Swedish: läsp
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lesp
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: lesp
    • Old Danish:
      • Danish: læsp

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wlispaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
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