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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walþuz
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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
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel-, in which case it would be cognate with Hittite 𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑 (wellu-š, “pasture, meadow”).[1] Another possibility is from Proto-Indo-European *wolHt- (compare Old Irish folt (“hair”), Old Prussian wolti (“ear (of corn)”), Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlât (“ear (of wheat)”), and possibly Ancient Greek λᾰ́σῐος (lásios, “hairy”)), but the semantic gap is wide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.θuz/
Inflection
| u-stemDeclension of *walþuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *walþuz | *walþiwiz | |
| vocative | *walþu | *walþiwiz | |
| accusative | *walþų | *walþunz | |
| genitive | *walþauz | *walþiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *walþiwi | *walþumaz | |
| instrumental | *walþū | *walþumiz | |
Descendants
References
- Alwin Kloekhorst (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
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