Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wall
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
*wall n
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wall | |
| Genitive | *wallas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wall | *wallō, *wallōs |
| Accusative | *wall | *wallā |
| Genitive | *wallas | *wallō |
| Dative | *wallē | *wallum |
| Instrumental | *wallu | *wallum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: weall, wall, weal, wal
- Old Frisian: wall, wal
- Old Saxon: wal, wall
- Old Dutch: *wal
- Old High German: wal
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, D. Gary (2012 June 13) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, , →ISBN, § 4.5, page 71: “WGmc. *walla-”.