Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalaz

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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (large fish, sheatfish). Compare Latin squalus, Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἀσπαλιεύς (aspalieús, fisherman), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, kind of fish).[1]

Noun

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*hwalaz m

  1. whale
Inflection
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Declension of *hwalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwalaz *hwalōz, *hwalōs
vocative *hwal *hwalōz, *hwalōs
accusative *hwalą *hwalanz
genitive *hwalas, *hwalis *hwalǫ̂
dative *hwalai *hwalamaz
instrumental *hwalō *hwalamiz
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (large fish, sheatfish), from the same source as Etymology 1.

Noun

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*hwalaz n

  1. sheatfish
Inflection
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Declension of *hwalaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwalaz *hwalizō
vocative *hwalaz *hwalizō
accusative *hwalaz *hwalizō
genitive *hwaliziz *hwalizǫ̂
dative *hwalizi *hwalizumaz
instrumental *hwalizē *hwalizumiz
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwali-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262