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 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

  1. whale
Inflection edit
masculine a-stemDeclension 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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (large fish, sheatfish).

Noun edit

*hwalaz n

  1. sheatfish
Inflection edit
z-stemDeclension 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 edit