Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhaz

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 *wónkos (“crooked, bent”), from *wenk- (“to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn”). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “curve, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ̃.xaz/

Adjective

*wanhaz

1. bent, crooked, twisted

Inflection

Declension of *wanhaz (a-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*wanhaz	*wanhai	*wanhō	*wanhôz	*wanhą, *-at(ō)	*wanhō
accusative	*wanhanǭ	*wanhanz	*wanhǭ	*wanhōz	*wanhą, *-at(ō)	*wanhō
genitive	*wanhas, *wanhis	*wanhaizǫ̂	*wanhaizōz	*wanhaizǫ̂	*wanhas, *wanhis	*wanhaizǫ̂
dative	*wanhammai	*wanhaimaz	*wanhaizōi	*wanhaimaz	*wanhammai	*wanhaimaz
instrumental	*wanhanō	*wanhaimiz	*wanhaizō	*wanhaimiz	*wanhanō	*wanhaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*wanhô	*wanhaniz	*wanhǭ	*wanhōniz	*wanhô	*wanhōnō
accusative	*wanhanų	*wanhanunz	*wanhōnų	*wanhōnunz	*wanhô	*wanhōnō
genitive	*wanhiniz	*wanhanǫ̂	*wanhōniz	*wanhōnǫ̂	*wanhiniz	*wanhanǫ̂
dative	*wanhini	*wanhammaz	*wanhōni	*wanhōmaz	*wanhini	*wanhammaz
instrumental	*wanhinē	*wanhammiz	*wanhōnē	*wanhōmiz	*wanhinē	*wanhammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wą̄h
  • Old English: wōh, wōg
    • Middle English: wough, wouȝh
      • English: wough
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃 (unwāhs)