Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhaz

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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ̃.xaz/

Adjective

*wanhaz

bent, crooked, twisted

Inflection

Declension of *wanhaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wanhaz	*wanhō	wanhą, -at(ō)	*wanhai	*wanhôz	*wanhō
accusative	*wanhanǭ	*wanhǭ	wanhą, -at(ō)	*wanhanz	*wanhōz	*wanhō
genitive	wanhas, wanhis	*wanhaizōz	wanhas, wanhis	*wanhaizǫ̂	*wanhaizǫ̂	*wanhaizǫ̂
dative	*wanhammai	*wanhaizōi	*wanhammai	*wanhaimaz	*wanhaimaz	*wanhaimaz
instrumental	*wanhanō	*wanhaizō	*wanhanō	*wanhaimiz	*wanhaimiz	*wanhaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wanhô	*wanhǭ	*wanhô	*wanhaniz	*wanhōniz	*wanhōnō
accusative	*wanhanų	*wanhōnų	*wanhô	*wanhanunz	*wanhōnunz	*wanhōnō
genitive	*wanhiniz	*wanhōniz	*wanhiniz	*wanhanǫ̂	*wanhōnǫ̂	*wanhanǫ̂
dative	*wanhini	*wanhōni	*wanhini	*wanhammaz	*wanhōmaz	*wanhammaz
instrumental	*wanhinē	*wanhōnē	*wanhinē	*wanhammiz	*wanhōmiz	*wanhammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wą̄h
- Old English: wōh, wōg
  - Middle English: wough, wouȝh
    - English: wough
⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃 (unwāhs)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447

[HGE-1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447