Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wallijǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; wind; roll”), synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from *wallaną (“to well up”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.li.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wallijǭ f

  1. well
    Synonyms: *kaldijǭ, *sauþaz
  2. swirl
  3. wave
    Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *unþī, *wēgaz

Inflection

Declension of *wallijǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wallijǭ *wallijōniz
vocative *wallijǭ *wallijōniz
accusative *wallijōnų *wallijōnunz
genitive *wallijōniz *wallijōnǫ̂
dative *wallijōni *wallijōmaz
instrumental *wallijōnē *wallijōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*walljōn ~ *walljaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 444
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