Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walþuz

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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

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel-, in which case it would be cognate with Hittite 𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑 (wellu-š, “pasture, meadow”).[1] Another possibility is from Proto-Indo-European *wolHt- (compare Old Irish folt (“hair”), Old Prussian wolti (“ear (of corn)”), Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlât (“ear (of wheat)”), and possibly Ancient Greek λᾰ́σῐος (lásios, “hairy”)), but the semantic gap is wide.

Pronunciation

Noun

*walþuz m

  1. forest
    Synonyms: *furhiþą, *furhō, *skōgaz, *widuz

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *walþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *walþuz *walþiwiz
vocative *walþu *walþiwiz
accusative *walþų *walþunz
genitive *walþauz *walþiwǫ̂
dative *walþiwi *walþumaz
instrumental *walþū *walþumiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Alwin Kloekhorst (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
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