Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waswǭ

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

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑs.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*waswǭ f

1. paternal aunt

   Synonym: *baswǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *waswǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waswǭ	*waswōniz
vocative	*waswǭ	*waswōniz
accusative	*waswōnų	*waswōnunz
genitive	*waswōniz	*waswōnǫ̂
dative	*waswōni	*waswōmaz
instrumental	*waswōnē	*waswōmiz

Coordinate terms

• *mōdrijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōdrijā
• *mōijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōijā
• *mōmǭ (“maternal aunt, nurse”)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōmā

Related terms

• *baswô (“paternal uncle”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wasā
  • Old Saxon: *wasa
    • Middle Low German: wase
      • Low German: wase
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasika
      • Middle Low German: wēseke, wesche
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasikīn
      • Middle Low German: wēseken
  • Old Dutch: *wasa
    • Middle Dutch: wase
      • Dutch: wasse, waze (obsolete)
  • Old High German: wasa
    • Middle High German: wase
    • ⇒ Old High German: wasūnkind (“cousin”)
    • ⇒ Old High German: wasūnsunu (“male cousin”)