Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōsą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wóseh₂ (“sap”). Cognate with Sanskrit वसा (vásā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɔː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*wōsą n

juice, moisture

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wōsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wōsą	*wōsō
vocative	*wōsą	*wōsō
accusative	*wōsą	*wōsō
genitive	wōsas, wōsis	*wōsǫ̂
dative	*wōsai	*wōsamaz
instrumental	*wōsō	*wōsamiz

Derived terms

*wōsagaz
*wōsijaną

Descendants

Old English: wōs
- Middle English: wos, woos
  - English: ooze
  - Scots: woose, wuss
  - ⇒ Middle English: *wosy
    - English: woosy
Old Saxon: *wōs
- Middle Low German: wôs
  - Low German: woos
Old Norse: *ós
- Danish: os
- Norwegian: os (dialectal)
- Old Swedish: ōs
  - Swedish: os

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