Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walô

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

Alternative forms

*welô, *wulô

Etymology

From *wala, *wela (“as wished, as desired, well”, adverb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.lɔːː/

Noun

*walô m

wellness; weal

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *walô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*walô	*walaniz
vocative	*walô	*walaniz
accusative	*walanų	*walanunz
genitive	*waliniz	*walanǫ̂
dative	*walini	*walammaz
instrumental	*walinē	*walammiz

Derived terms

*walagaz/*welagaz
*waliþō

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: weala, weola, wela
- Middle English: weole, wele
  - Scots: wele, weel, weill
  - English: weal, wealsman
Old Saxon: welo
Old Dutch: *welo
- Middle Dutch: wele
Old High German: welo, wolo; wela f, wola f
- Middle High German: wole
  - German: Wol, Wohl

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