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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwildiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *gʷelH- (“to injure, stab, pierce, hurt; pain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkwil.diz/

Noun

*kwildiz m

  1. dying; death; downfall; end
  2. the end or dying of the day; evening

Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *kwildiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwildiz *kwildīz
vocative *kwildi *kwildīz
accusative *kwildį *kwildinz
genitive *kwildīz *kwildijǫ̂
dative *kwildī *kwildimaz
instrumental *kwildī *kwildimiz

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Old English: cwild m or f or n
    • ⇒ Old English: cwildtīd
  • Old High German: kwiltiwerk, quiltiwerc
    • Middle High German: *quilt, *kilt
      • German: Kilt m,
        • ⇒ German: Kiltgang m
  • Old Norse: (kveld n < Proto-Germanic byform *kweldą)
    • Icelandic: (kveld, kvöld)
    • Faroese: (kvøld)
    • Norwegian: (kveld)
    • Old Swedish: (qvæld n; qvälder m)
    • Old Danish: (kwæld)
    • Westrobothnian: (qwäll, kwel, kwil)
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