Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Wahal

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Wahalaz.

Proper noun

*Wahal m

1. the river Waal

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Wahal
Genitive	*Wahalas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Wahal	—
Accusative	*Wahal	—
Genitive	*Wahalas	—
Dative	*Wahalē	—
Instrumental	*Wahalu	—

Descendants

• Old Dutch: wāl
  • Middle Dutch: wâel
    • Dutch: Waal
• → Latin: vacalus, vachalis, vahal