Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waikw

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waikwaz.

Adjective

*waikw

  1. weak, soft, pliable

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *waikw
Genitive *waikwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *waikw *waikwu *waikw
Accusative *waikwanā *waikwā *waikw
Genitive *waikwas *waikweʀā *waikwas
Dative *waikwumē *waikweʀē *waikwumē
Instrumental *waikwu *waikweʀu *waikwu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *waikwē *waikwō *waikwu
Accusative *waikwā *waikwā *waikwu
Genitive *waikweʀō *waikweʀō *waikweʀō
Dative *waikwēm, *waikwum *waikwēm, *waikwum *waikwēm, *waikwum
Instrumental *waikwēm, *waikwum *waikwēm, *waikwum *waikwēm, *waikwum

Descendants

  • Old English: wāc
  • Old Frisian: wāk
    • Saterland Frisian: wook
    • West Frisian: weak
  • Old Saxon: wēk
    • Middle Low German: wêk
  • Old Dutch: wēk (in derivatives)
  • Old High German: weih
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