Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwellungu

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 *kwellan (“to well up, swell up”) +‎ *-ungu.

Noun

*kwellungu f

1. wellspring; spring

   Synonyms: *brunnō, *kaldijā, *kwalljā, *sauþ

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kwellungu
Genitive	*kwellungā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kwellungu	*kwellungō
Accusative	*kwellungā	*kwellungā
Genitive	*kwellungā	*kwellungō
Dative	*kwellungē	*kwellungōm, *kwellungum
Instrumental	*kwellungu	*kwellungōm, *kwellungum

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *quellunga
  • Middle Dutch: quellinge
• Old High German: *kwellunga
  • Middle High German: quëllunge
    • German: Quellung