Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wantu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove, mitten”).

Noun

*wantu m

1. glove

Conjugation

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wantu
Genitive	*wantō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wantu	*wantiwi, *wantō
Accusative	*wantu	*wantū
Genitive	*wantō	*wantiwō
Dative	*wantiwi, *wantō	*wantum
Instrumental	*wantu	*wantum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *want, *wont
  • Saterland Frisian: Wonte
  • West Frisian: want
• Old Saxon: *wantu
  • Middle Low German: wante
    • Low German: Want
• Old Dutch: *want
  • Middle Dutch: want
    • Dutch: want
• Old High German: wantus
• → Medieval Latin: wantus, gantus, guantus (see there for further descendants)