Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Wiljahelmaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wiljô (“will”) +‎ *helmaz (“helmet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwil.jɑ.ˌxel.mɑz/

Proper noun

*Wiljahelmaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Wiljahelmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Wiljahelmaz
vocative	*Wiljahelm
accusative	*Wiljahelmą
genitive	*Wiljahelmas, *Wiljahilmis
dative	*Wiljahilmai
instrumental	*Wiljahelmō

Descendants

• Old High German: Willahelm
  • German: Wilhelm
    • → Faroese: Vilhelmur
    • → Norwegian: Vilhelm
    • → Swedish: Vilhelm
      • → Finnish: Vilhelmi
        • ⇒ Finnish: Vilho, Ville
    • → Danish: Vilhelm
    • → Finnish: Wilhelm
  • → English: William
    • → Finnish: Viljami, Wiljami
  • → Dutch: Willem
  • → Romanian: Vilhelm
• Old Norse: Vilhjálmr
  • Icelandic: Vilhjálmur
  • Faroese: Vilhjálmur, Viljormur
  • Norwegian: Vilhjelm, Vilhjalm
  • Old Swedish: Vilhiælm
  • Danish: Vilhjælm
• → Latin: Gulielmus
  • Italian: Guglielmo
  • Catalan: Guillem
  • Galician: Guillerme
  • Occitan: Guilhem
  • Spanish: Guillermo
  • Portuguese: Guilherme
  • Old French: Willame
    • French: Guillaume
    • → Middle English: William, Willame
      • English: William
      • Yola: Wyllhaume, Willyaam, Wilyame
    • → Welsh: Gwilym