Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhsilō

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (mistletoe). Cognate with Russian ви́шня (víšnja, sour cherry), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, mistletoe; birdlime), Latin viscum (birdlime).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*wīhsilō f

  1. sour cherry

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *wīhsilō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhsilō *wīhsilôz
vocative *wīhsilō *wīhsilôz
accusative *wīhsilǭ *wīhsilōz
genitive *wīhsilōz *wīhsilǫ̂
dative *wīhsilōi *wīhsilōmaz
instrumental *wīhsilō *wīhsilōmiz

Descendants edit