Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Wiljahelmaz

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

Etymology edit

From *wiljô (“will”) +‎ *helmaz (“helmet”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwil.jɑ.ˌxel.mɑz/

Proper noun edit

*Wiljahelmaz m

a male given name

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Wiljahelmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Wiljahelmaz
vocative	*Wiljahelm
accusative	*Wiljahelmą
genitive	Wiljahelmas, Wiljahilmis
dative	*Wiljahilmai
instrumental	*Wiljahelmō

Descendants edit

Old High German: Willahelm
- German: Wilhelm
  - → Faroese: Vilhelmur
  - → Norwegian: Vilhelm
  - → Swedish: Vilhelm
    - → Finnish: Vilhelmi
      - ⇒ Finnish: Vilho, Ville
  - → Danish: Vilhelm
  - → Finnish: Wilhelm
- → English: William
  - → Finnish: Viljami, Wiljami
- → Dutch: Willem
- → Romanian: Vilhelm
Old Norse: Vilhjálmr
- Icelandic: Vilhjálmur
- Faroese: Vilhjálmur, Viljormur
- Norwegian: Vilhjelm, Vilhjalm
- Old Swedish: Vilhiælm
- Danish: Vilhjælm
→ Latin: Gulielmus
- Italian: Guglielmo
- Catalan: Guillem
- Galician: Guillerme
- Occitan: Guilhem
- Spanish: Guillermo
- Portuguese: Guilherme
- Old French: Willame
  - French: Guillaume
  - → Middle English: William, Willame
    - English: William
    - Yola: Wyllhaume, Willyaam, Wilyame
  - → Welsh: Gwilym