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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlispaz

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 *wlis-, *wleys- (rod), from *wel- (to roll).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwlis.pɑz/

Adjective

*wlispaz

  1. stammering; lisping

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *wlispijaną

Descendants

  • Old English: wlisp, wlips, ƿlisp
    • Middle English: wlisp, wlipse, lipse
  • Old Saxon: *wlisp
    • Middle Low German: *wlisp, lisp
  • Old Dutch: *wlisp, *lisp
  • Old High German: lisp
  • Old Norse: [Term?]
    • Old Swedish: læsper
      • Swedish: läsp
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lesp
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: lesp
    • Old Danish: [Term?]
      • Danish: læsp
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