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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *waljaną (“to choose”) + *-īniz.
Pronunciation
Noun
*walīniz f
- a choosing, choice
Inflection
Declension of *walīniz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*walīniz
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*walīnīz
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| vocative
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*walīni
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*walīnīz
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| accusative
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*walīnį
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*walīninz
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| genitive
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*walīnīz
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*walīnijǫ̂
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| dative
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*walīnī
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*walīnimaz
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| instrumental
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*walīnī
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*walīnimiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *walīni, *walį̄, *walī
- Old High German: *welī
- Middle High German: wele, wel
- ⇒ Old High German: selbwelī
- Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (*waleins), 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gawaleins)