Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwahl
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *þwahlą.
Noun
edit*þwahl n[1]
Inflection
edit| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *þwahl | |
| Genitive | *þwahhlas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *þwahl | *þwahhlu |
| Accusative | *þwahl | *þwahhlu |
| Genitive | *þwahhlas | *þwahhlō |
| Dative | *þwahhlē | *þwahhlum |
| Instrumental | *þwahhlu | *þwahhlum |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Old English: þwēal
- Middle English: thweal
- Old High German: dwahal
- ⇒ Old High German: dwahalkar (“washtub”)
References
edit- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306: “PWGmc *þwahl”