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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik-, *weliḱ- (“willow”).
Noun
*wilig m
- (Anglo-Frisian) willow
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*wilig
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| Genitive
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*wiligas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*wilig
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*wiligō, *wiligōs
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| Accusative
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*wilig
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*wiligā
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| Genitive
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*wiligas
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*wiligō
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| Dative
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*wiligē
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*wiligum
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| Instrumental
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*wiligu
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*wiligum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: welig, weleg, weli, wylig
- Middle English: wylow, welew, weleygh, welo, welogh, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, wilou, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylugh, wylw
- Old Frisian: *wilich