Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wakul

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *wakēn +‎ *-ul.

Adjective[edit]

*wakul[1]

  1. wakeful, vigilant

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wakul
Genitive *wakulas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wakul *wakulu *wakul
Accusative *wakulanā *wakulā *wakul
Genitive *wakulas *wakuleʀā *wakulas
Dative *wakulumē *wakuleʀē *wakulumē
Instrumental *wakulu *wakuleʀu *wakulu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wakulē *wakulō *wakulu
Accusative *wakulā *wakulā *wakulu
Genitive *wakuleʀō *wakuleʀō *wakuleʀō
Dative *wakulēm, *wakulum *wakulēm, *wakulum *wakulēm, *wakulum
Instrumental *wakulēm, *wakulum *wakulēm, *wakulum *wakulēm, *wakulum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: wacol
  • Old High German: wahhal

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191:PWGmc *wakul