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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walaz

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 *welh₃- (to wound; death (in battle); slain (in battle)). Cognate with Lithuanian vėlė (ghost), Czech válka (war).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.lɑz/

Adjective

*walaz

  1. wounded (in battle)

Inflection


Noun

*walaz m

  1. lich, corpse, dead body
  2. battlefield

Alternative forms

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *walaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *walaz *walōz, *walōs
vocative *wal *walōz, *walōs
accusative *walą *walanz
genitive *walas, *walis *walǫ̂
dative *walai *walamaz
instrumental *walō *walamiz

Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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