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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhaz

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 *wonk- (crooked, bent), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, curve, bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ̃.xaz/

Adjective

*wanhaz [1]

  1. bent, crooked, twisted

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: wōh
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃 (unwahs)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *wanxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
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