Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwaliþō

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 *dwalaz (“foolish, misled”) +‎ *-iþō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɑ.li.θɔː/

Noun

*dwaliþō f[1]

  1. foolishness

Inflection

Declension of *dwaliþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dwaliþō *dwaliþôz
vocative *dwaliþō *dwaliþôz
accusative *dwaliþǭ *dwaliþōz
genitive *dwaliþōz *dwaliþǫ̂
dative *dwaliþōi *dwaliþōmaz
instrumental *dwaliþō *dwaliþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dwalliþu
    • Old English: dwild
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌰 (dwaliþa)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đwaliþō ~ *đwaliþan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
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