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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *waisundaz, from *wais- + *-undaz (body part suffix), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow”) (compare Sanskrit वेषति (véṣati, “to flow”)).[1] Possibly related to Norwegian veise (“rivulet; horsetail”).
Noun
*waisund m
- windpipe, gullet
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*waisund
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| Genitive
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*waisundas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*waisund
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*waisundō, *waisundōs
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| Accusative
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*waisund
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*waisundā
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| Genitive
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*waisundas
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*waisundō
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| Dative
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*waisundē
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*waisundum
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| Instrumental
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*waisundu
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*waisundum
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Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*waisunda/ō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 567
