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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanduz

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.duz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”).

Noun

*wanduz f

  1. mole (animal)
  2. vole
Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *wanduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wanduz *wandiwiz
vocative *wandu *wandiwiz
accusative *wandų *wandunz
genitive *wandauz *wandiwǫ̂
dative *wandiwi *wandumaz
instrumental *wandū *wandumiz
Descendants
  • Old English: wand
  • Old Saxon: *wand, *wanda
    • Middle Low German: *want, *wande
      • → Norwegian: vånd, vond, moldvond (alternatively from Old English)
      • → Swedish: vand, vann, vanne (dialectal) (alternatively from Old English)
        • ⇒ Swedish: mullvann (dialectal)
      • → Westrobothnian: gwann (probably) (alternatively from Old English)
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: wandawerpa, wandwerpa
      • Middle Low German: windeworp, winneworp
        • German Low German: Windworp, Winneworp; Windwurm
        • Low German: wond, wonne (dialectal)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, weave, braid”).

Noun

*wanduz m

  1. rod, switch, stick
  2. barrier made of sticks, fence
Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *wanduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wanduz *wandiwiz
vocative *wandu *wandiwiz
accusative *wandų *wandunz
genitive *wandauz *wandiwǫ̂
dative *wandiwi *wandumaz
instrumental *wandū *wandumiz
Descendants
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