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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