Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waisund
Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From *wais- + *-undaz (body part suffix), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow”) (compare Sanskrit वेषति (véṣati, “to flow”)). Possibly related to Norwegian veise (“rivulet; horsetail”).
Noun
*waisund m[1]
Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *waisund (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *waisund | *waisuniz | |
vocative | *waisun | *waisuniz | |
accusative | *waisunų | *waisununz | |
genitive | *waisuniz | *waisunǫ̂ | |
dative | *waisuni | *waisunumaz | |
instrumental | *waisunē | *waisunumiz |
Descendants
- Old English: wāsend m, *wǣsend
- Old Frisian: wāsanda, wāsenda m
- Old Saxon: wāsendi
- Old High German: weisunt, weisant f