Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wainōniz

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

Derived from *wainōną (“to cry, wail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.nɔː.niz/

Noun

*wainōniz f

  1. a crying, wailing, lamentation

Inflection

Declension of *wainōniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wainōniz *wainōnīz
vocative *wainōni *wainōnīz
accusative *wainōnį *wainōninz
genitive *wainōnīz *wainōnijǫ̂
dative *wainōnī *wainōnimaz
instrumental *wainōnī *wainōnimiz

Descendants

  • (Old English: wānung) (with change of suffix)
  • Old Norse: veinan
    • Icelandic: veinan, veinun
    • Old Swedish: vēnan
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