Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wullō
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁néh₂, a suffix-accented form of *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwul.lɔː/
Noun
*wullō f
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *wullō | *wullôz |
| vocative | *wullō | *wullôz |
| accusative | *wullǭ | *wullōz |
| genitive | *wullōz | *wullǫ̂ |
| dative | *wullōi | *wullōmaz |
| instrumental | *wullō | *wullōmiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wullu
- Old Norse: ull
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla)
- → Proto-Samic: *ullō (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wullō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 598-9