Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wlank

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wleh₁-, *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; strong”), whence Proto-West Germanic *waldan (“to rule”).

Adjective

*wlank

1. (North Sea Germanic) proud, arrogant
2. (North Sea Germanic) bold, strong

   Synonyms: *balþ, *strang

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wlank
Genitive	*wlankas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wlank	*wlanku	*wlank
Accusative	*wlankanā	*wlankā	*wlank
Genitive	*wlankas	*wlankeʀā	*wlankas
Dative	*wlankumē	*wlankeʀē	*wlankumē
Instrumental	*wlanku	*wlankeʀu	*wlanku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wlankē	*wlankō	*wlanku
Accusative	*wlankā	*wlankā	*wlanku
Genitive	*wlankeʀō	*wlankeʀō	*wlankeʀō
Dative	*wlankēm, *wlankum	*wlankēm, *wlankum	*wlankēm, *wlankum
Instrumental	*wlankēm, *wlankum	*wlankēm, *wlankum	*wlankēm, *wlankum

Derived terms

• *wlankijan
• *wlankiju
  • Old English: wlencu, wlenco

Descendants

• Old English: wlanc, wlonc
  • Middle English: wlonk, wlanck, wlank, wlonc, wlong
• Old Saxon: wlank
  • Middle Low German: wlank

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wlanka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591