Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōpaz

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

Alternative forms

• *wōpą (North Germanic)

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *w(e/o)h₂b-os. Related to Proto-Slavic *vabiti (“to lure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔː.pɑz/

Noun

*wōpaz m

1. shout, cry, wail

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wōpaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wōpaz	*wōpōz, *wōpōs
vocative	*wōp	*wōpōz, *wōpōs
accusative	*wōpą	*wōpanz
genitive	*wōpas, *wōpis	*wōpǫ̂
dative	*wōpai	*wōpamaz
instrumental	*wōpō	*wōpamiz

Derived terms

• *wōpagaz
• *wōpijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wōp
  • Old English: wōp
    • Middle English: wop
      • English: woop, whoop (partially)
  • Old Saxon: wōp
  • Old Dutch: wuop
  • Old High German: wuof
    • Middle High German: wuof
• Old Norse: óp
  • Icelandic: óp
  • Old Swedish: ōp