Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahtaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *wókʷ-to-s (“voice, speech”), from the root *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*wahtaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *wahtaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wahtaz | *wahtōz, *wahtōs | |
| vocative | *waht | *wahtōz, *wahtōs | |
| accusative | *wahtą | *wahtanz | |
| genitive | *wahtas, *wahtis | *wahtǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wahtai | *wahtamaz | |
| instrumental | *wahtō | *wahtamiz | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wahan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 565-6: “*wahta-”