Uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *kʷolh₁nos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- (“to turn, go round”).
*hwallaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *hwallaz | *hwallai | *hwallō | *hwallôz | *hwallą, -atō | *hwallō |
Accusative | *hwallanǭ | *hwallanz | *hwallǭ | *hwallōz | *hwallą, -atō | *hwallō |
Genitive | *hwallas, -is | *hwallaizǫ̂ | *hwallaizōz | *hwallaizǫ̂ | *hwallas, -is | *hwallaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *hwallammai | *hwallaimaz | *hwallaizōi | *hwallaimaz | *hwallammai | *hwallaimaz |
Instrumental | *hwallanō | *hwallaimiz | *hwallaizō | *hwallaimiz | *hwallanō | *hwallaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *hwallô | *hwallaniz | *hwallǭ | *hwallōniz | *hwallô | *hwallōnō |
Accusative | *hwallanų | *hwallanunz | *hwallōnų | *hwallōnunz | *hwallô | *hwallōnō |
Genitive | *hwalliniz | *hwallanǫ̂ | *hwallōniz | *hwallōnǫ̂ | *hwalliniz | *hwallanǫ̂ |
Dative | *hwallini | *hwallammaz | *hwallōni | *hwallōmaz | *hwallini | *hwallammaz |
Instrumental | *hwallinē | *hwallammiz | *hwallōnē | *hwallōmiz | *hwallinē | *hwallammiz |