Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waluz

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 *wolH-u- (“stick, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin vallus (“stake, pale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.luz/

Noun

*waluz m

1. staff, stick

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *waluz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waluz	*waliwiz
vocative	*walu	*waliwiz
accusative	*walų	*walunz
genitive	*walauz	*waliwǫ̂
dative	*waliwi	*walumaz
instrumental	*walū	*walumiz

Derived terms

• *wurtwaluz (compound with *wrōts; see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Old English: walu, wala
  • Middle English: wale, wælh
    • English: wale, weal
    • Scots: wale, wail
• Old Frisian: walu, wale
  • North Frisian: waal
• Frankish: *walu, *wala
  • → Old French: waule, waulle, gaule
    • Middle French: gaulle, gaule
      • French: gaule
• Old Norse: vǫlr
  • Icelandic: völur
  • Faroese: vølur
  • Norn: vol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vol
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vol
  • Old Swedish: val
    • Swedish: val (dial.)
  • Danish: ol, vol
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃 (walus)