Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walmiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*walmuz?

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; wind; roll”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑl.miz/

Noun

*walmiz m

A welling (up); seething; roiling

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *walmiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*walmiz	*walmīz
vocative	*walmi	*walmīz
accusative	*walmį	*walminz
genitive	*walmīz	*walmijǫ̂
dative	*walmī	*walmimaz
instrumental	*walmī	*walmimiz

Related terms

*wallaną

Descendants

Old English: wielm; wælm (<*walmuz)
- Middle English: walm, walme, welme; welmen (verb)
  - English: walm, welm (verb)
Old Dutch: *walm
- Middle Dutch: walm; (qualm)
  - Dutch: walm; (kwalm)
Old High German: walm
- Middle High German: walm
  - (German: Qualm)
Old Norse: *valmr, *vǫlmr (<*walmuz)
- Old Danish: valm, volm

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.