Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waisǭ

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

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *weys- (to flow).

Noun edit

*waisǭ f

  1. mire, muck, slime

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *waisǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *waisǭ *waisōniz
vocative *waisǭ *waisōniz
accusative *waisōnų *waisōnunz
genitive *waisōniz *waisōnǫ̂
dative *waisōni *waisōmaz
instrumental *waisōnē *waisōmiz

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wāse
  • Old Frisian: wāse
  • Old Saxon: waso
  • Middle Dutch: wāse, wāze, waes
  • Old High German: waso
  • Old Norse: veisa