Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwaij

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

Uncertain; presumably from Proto-Germanic *hwajjaz ~ *hujjas, *hujis, possibly cognate with:

• Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám (“milk”), perhaps Proto-Indo-European *tkʷeyH-, *tkʷeHy-,
• or Latin cāseus (“cheese”), Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (“leaven, fermented drink”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, turn sour”).

Noun

*hwaij m

1. whey

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hwaij
Genitive	*hwaijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hwaij	*hwaijō, *hwaijōs
Accusative	*hwaij	*hwaijā
Genitive	*hwaijas	*hwaijō
Dative	*hwaijē	*hwaijum
Instrumental	*hwaiju	*hwaijum

Descendants

• Old English: hwǣġ, hwæiġ, hwēġ
  • Middle English: whey, wheyy, whei, wheye, wheyȝe, wey, whay, qwhey, weyȝe, whaye, wege
    • English: whey (whig)
    • Scots: quhaye, quhay, quhey, whey, fey
• Old Frisian: *wei, *wai, weye
  • Saterland Frisian: Woaie, Waai, Wäi, Uäi
  • West Frisian: waei, waai
• Old Saxon: *hwei
  • Middle Low German: wei
    • German Low German: Wei
    • Low German: Wei, Waje
• Old Dutch: *hwei, *wei
  • Middle Dutch: wei, wey, wej
    • Dutch: wei