Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwildiz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to injure, stab, pierce, hurt; pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwil.diz/

Noun

*kwildiz m

1. dying; death; downfall; end
2. the end or dying of the day; evening

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *kwildiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwildiz	*kwildīz
vocative	*kwildi	*kwildīz
accusative	*kwildį	*kwildinz
genitive	*kwildīz	*kwildijǫ̂
dative	*kwildī	*kwildimaz
instrumental	*kwildī	*kwildimiz

Synonyms

• *ēbanþs

Related terms

• *kwelaną
• *kweldą

Descendants

• Old English: cwild m or f or n
  • ⇒ Old English: cwildtīd
• Old High German: kwiltiwerk, quiltiwerc
  • Middle High German: *quilt, *kilt
    • German: Kilt m,
      • ⇒ German: Kiltgang m
• (Old Norse: kveld n < Proto-Germanic byform *kweldą)
  • (Icelandic: kveld, kvöld)
  • (Faroese: kvøld)
  • (Norwegian: kveld)
  • (Old Swedish: qvæld n; qvälder m)
    • (Swedish: kväll; kväller)
  • (Old Danish: kwæld)
    • (Danish: kvæld)