Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanduz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.duz/

Etymology 1

    Likely from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”), with Orel comparing Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “hair root”), Middle Irish find (“hair”).[1]

    Noun

    *wanduz f

    1. mole (animal)
    2. vole
    Inflection
    Declension of *wanduz (u-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *wanduz *wandiwiz
    vocative *wandu *wandiwiz
    accusative *wandų *wandunz
    genitive *wandauz *wandiwǫ̂
    dative *wandiwi *wandumaz
    instrumental *wandū *wandumiz
    Descendants
    • Proto-West Germanic: *wandu
      • Old English: wand, wond
      • Old Saxon: *wand, *wanda
        • Middle Low German: *want, *wande
          • → Norwegian: vånd, vond, moldvond (alternatively from Old English)
          • → Swedish: vand, vann, vanne (dialectal) (alternatively from Old English)
            • ⇒ Swedish: mullvann (dialectal)
        • ⇒ Old Saxon: wandawerpa, wandwerpa
          • Middle Low German: windeworp, winneworp
            • German Low German: Windworp, Winneworp; Windwurm
            • Low German: wond, wonne (dialectal)

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, weave, braid”). (same as in sense #1).[2]

      Noun

      *wanduz m

      1. rod, switch, stick
      2. barrier made of sticks, fence
      Inflection
      Declension of *wanduz (u-stem)
      singular plural
      nominative *wanduz *wandiwiz
      vocative *wandu *wandiwiz
      accusative *wandų *wandunz
      genitive *wandauz *wandiwǫ̂
      dative *wandiwi *wandumaz
      instrumental *wandū *wandumiz
      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*wanđuz ~ *wanđō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
      2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wandu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573
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