Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēlō

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

A nominal derivative from *kwelaną (“to suffer”). Cognates with particularly close morphology include Lithuanian gėlà (“pain”), Proto-Slavic *žàlь (“pity”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷeː.lɔː/

Noun

*kwēlō f

  1. alternative form of *kwalō

Inflection

Declension of *kwēlō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwēlō *kwēlôz
vocative *kwēlō *kwēlôz
accusative *kwēlǭ *kwēlōz
genitive *kwēlōz *kwēlǫ̂
dative *kwēlōi *kwēlōmaz
instrumental *kwēlō *kwēlōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kwālu
    • Old Saxon: quāla
    • Old Dutch: quāla
    • Old High German: quāla

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kwēlō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315
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