Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (“to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn”). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “curve, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ̃ː.xɔː/

Noun

*wanhō f

1. a bend, turn, corner, angle, curve, incline

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wanhō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wanhō	*wanhôz
vocative	*wanhō	*wanhôz
accusative	*wanhǭ	*wanhōz
genitive	*wanhōz	*wanhǫ̂
dative	*wanhōi	*wanhōmaz
instrumental	*wanhō	*wanhōmiz

Related terms

• *wanhą
• *wanhaz

Descendants

• Old English: *wōh, *wōg
  • ⇒ Old English: wōgian
    • Middle English: woȝen, wowen
      • English: woo
      • Scots: wow
• Old Saxon: wāh (< *wanhą)
• Old Norse: vá
  • Icelandic: vá