Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Wahalaz

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

Uncertain; possibly named after its many meanders, from *wą̄h (“crooked, bent”).

Proper noun

*Wahalaz m

  1. the river Waal

Inflection

Declension of *Wahalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Wahalaz
vocative *Wahal
accusative *Wahalą
genitive *Wahalas, *Wahalis
dative *Wahalai
instrumental *Wahalō

Descendants

  • → Latin: vacalus
  • Dutch: Waal

References

  • ter Laan, K.; et al., eds. (1942). Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland (in Dutch). Den Haag: Van Goor Zonen
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