Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalaz
Proto-Germanic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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”).
Noun edit
*hwalaz m
Inflection edit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hwalaz | *hwalōz, *hwalōs | |
vocative | *hwal | *hwalōz, *hwalōs | |
accusative | *hwalą | *hwalanz | |
genitive | *hwalas, *hwalis | *hwalǫ̂ | |
dative | *hwalai | *hwalamaz | |
instrumental | *hwalō | *hwalamiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *hwal
- Old Norse: hvalr
- → Proto-Samic: *fālēs
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“large fish, sheatfish”).
Noun edit
*hwalaz n
Inflection edit
z-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (z-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hwalaz | *hwalizō | |
vocative | *hwalaz | *hwalizō | |
accusative | *hwalaz | *hwalizō | |
genitive | *hwaliziz | *hwalizǫ̂ | |
dative | *hwalizi | *hwalizumaz | |
instrumental | *hwalizē | *hwalizumiz |