Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/weluk
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; possibly from a Proto-Germanic *welukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welH-.
Noun edit
*weluk m
Inflection edit
Masculine a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *weluk | |
Genitive | *welukas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *weluk | *welukō, *welukōs |
Accusative | *weluk | *welukā |
Genitive | *welukas | *welukō |
Dative | *welukē | *welukum |
Instrumental | *weluku | *welukum |
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “whelk, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “whelk”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.