Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wlaku

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 *wlakwaz.

Adjective

*wlaku[1]

  1. (North Sea Germanic) lukewarm

Inflection

wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wlaku
Genitive *wlakwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wlaku *wlaku *wlaku
Accusative *wlakwanā *wlakwā *wlaku
Genitive *wlakwas *wlakweʀā *wlakwas
Dative *wlakumē *wlakweʀē *wlakumē
Instrumental *wlaku *wlakweʀu *wlaku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wlakwē *wlakwō *wlaku
Accusative *wlakwā *wlakwā *wlaku
Genitive *wlakweʀō *wlakweʀō *wlakweʀō
Dative *wlakwēm, *wlakum *wlakwēm, *wlakum *wlakwēm, *wlakum
Instrumental *wlakwēm, *wlakum *wlakwēm, *wlakum *wlakwēm, *wlakum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wlacu, wlæc
    • Middle English: wlak, wlach
      • Early Scots: *wlach, *walch, *walgh
        • Scots: wallachie, wauch
  • Old Saxon: *wlak
    • Middle Low German: wlak, wlack

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48: “PWGmc *wlaku, *wlakwa-”
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