Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahlą

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *þwahilą

Etymology

From *þwahaną (“to wash”) +‎ *-ilą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwɑx.lɑ̃/

Noun

*þwahlą n

  1. washing; bath
  2. that which is used for washing: soap

Inflection

Declension of *þwahlą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þwahlą *þwahlō
vocative *þwahlą *þwahlō
accusative *þwahlą *þwahlō
genitive *þwahlas, *þwahlis *þwahlǫ̂
dative *þwahlai *þwahlamaz
instrumental *þwahlō *þwahlamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þwahl
    • Old English: þwēal
      • Middle English: thweal
    • Old High German: dwahal
      • ⇒ Old High German: dwahalkar (“washtub”)
  • Old Norse: þvál; þvalr; þvæla
    • Icelandic: þvál
    • Old Swedish: thval
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌻 (þwahl)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *vahla
    • Finnish: vahla (“foam”)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þwahla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 555
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