Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwahl

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwahlą.

Noun

*þwahl n[1]

  1. washing, bath

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *þwahl
Genitive *þwahhlas
Singular Plural
Nominative *þwahl *þwahhlu
Accusative *þwahl *þwahhlu
Genitive *þwahhlas *þwahhlō
Dative *þwahhlē *þwahhlum
Instrumental *þwahhlu *þwahhlum

Descendants

  • Old English: þwēal
  • Old High German: dwahal
    • Old High German: dwahalkar (washtub)

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306:PWGmc *þwahl