Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankul

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wankōn +‎ *-ul.

Adjective

*wankul

  1. swaying, wavering, tottering
  2. shaky, unsteady, unstable

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wankul
Genitive *wankulas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wankul *wankulu *wankul
Accusative *wankulanā *wankulā *wankul
Genitive *wankulas *wankuleʀā *wankulas
Dative *wankulumē *wankuleʀē *wankulumē
Instrumental *wankulu *wankuleʀu *wankulu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wankulē *wankulō *wankulu
Accusative *wankulā *wankulā *wankulu
Genitive *wankuleʀō *wankuleʀō *wankuleʀō
Dative *wankulēm, *wankulum *wankulēm, *wankulum *wankulēm, *wankulum
Instrumental *wankulēm, *wankulum *wankulēm, *wankulum *wankulēm, *wankulum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wancol
  • Old Frisian: wankel
    • Saterland Frisian: wonkel
      • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: wonkelch
    • West Frisian: wankel
  • Old Saxon: wankul
  • Old Dutch: wankil (attested in uuankilheide)
  • Old High German: wankal, wancal
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