Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōsą

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 Proto-Indo-European *wóseh₂ (“sap”). Cognate with Sanskrit वसा (vásā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*wōsą n

1. juice, moisture

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wōsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wōsą	*wōsō
vocative	*wōsą	*wōsō
accusative	*wōsą	*wōsō
genitive	*wōsas, *wōsis	*wōsǫ̂
dative	*wōsai	*wōsamaz
instrumental	*wōsō	*wōsamiz

Derived terms

• *wōsagaz
• *wōsijaną

Descendants

• Old English: wōs
  • Middle English: wos, woos
    • English: ooze
    • Scots: woose, wuss
    • ⇒ Middle English: *wosy
      • English: woosy
• Old Saxon: *wōs
  • Middle Low German: wôs
    • Low German: woos
• Old Norse: *ós
  • Danish: os
  • Norwegian: os (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: ōs
    • Swedish: os