Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhō

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (“to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn”). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “curve, bend”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*wanhō f

  1. a bend, turn, corner, angle, curve, incline

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wanhō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wanhō *wanhôz
vocative *wanhō *wanhôz
accusative *wanhǭ *wanhōz
genitive *wanhōz *wanhǫ̂
dative *wanhōi *wanhōmaz
instrumental *wanhō *wanhōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: *wōh, *wōg
  • Old Saxon: wāh (< *wanhą)
  • Old Norse: vá
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