Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel-, *welw- (“hair, wool, grass, ear (of corn), forest”). Alternatively from *gʷʰel-t-, whence also Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”) (Welsh gwyllt (“wild”), Irish gealt (“lunatic”)).
*wilþijaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wilþijaz | *wilþijai | *wilþijō | *wilþijôz | *wilþiją, -atō | *wilþijō |
Accusative | *wilþijanǭ | *wilþijanz | *wilþijǭ | *wilþijōz | *wilþiją, -atō | *wilþijō |
Genitive | *wilþijas, -īs | *wilþijaizǫ̂ | *wilþijaizōz | *wilþijaizǫ̂ | *wilþijas, -īs | *wilþijaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *wilþijammai | *wilþijaimaz | *wilþijaizōi | *wilþijaimaz | *wilþijammai | *wilþijaimaz |
Instrumental | *wilþijanō | *wilþijaimiz | *wilþijaizō | *wilþijaimiz | *wilþijanō | *wilþijaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wilþijô | *wilþijaniz | *wilþijǭ | *wilþijōniz | *wilþijô | *wilþijōnō |
Accusative | *wilþijanų | *wilþijanunz | *wilþijōnų | *wilþijōnunz | *wilþijô | *wilþijōnō |
Genitive | *wilþīniz | *wilþijanǫ̂ | *wilþijōniz | *wilþijōnǫ̂ | *wilþīniz | *wilþijanǫ̂ |
Dative | *wilþīni | *wilþijammaz | *wilþijōni | *wilþijōmaz | *wilþīni | *wilþijammaz |
Instrumental | *wilþīnē | *wilþijammiz | *wilþijōnē | *wilþijōmiz | *wilþīnē | *wilþijammiz |