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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wlank

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

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wleh₁-, *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; strong”), whence Proto-West Germanic *waldan (“to rule”).

Adjective

*wlank

  1. (North Sea Germanic) proud, arrogant
  2. (North Sea Germanic) bold, strong
    Synonyms: *balþ, *strang

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wlank
Genitive *wlankas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wlank *wlanku *wlank
Accusative *wlankanā *wlankā *wlank
Genitive *wlankas *wlankeʀā *wlankas
Dative *wlankumē *wlankeʀē *wlankumē
Instrumental *wlanku *wlankeʀu *wlanku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wlankē *wlankō *wlanku
Accusative *wlankā *wlankā *wlanku
Genitive *wlankeʀō *wlankeʀō *wlankeʀō
Dative *wlankēm, *wlankum *wlankēm, *wlankum *wlankēm, *wlankum
Instrumental *wlankēm, *wlankum *wlankēm, *wlankum *wlankēm, *wlankum

Derived terms
  • *wlankijan
  • *wlankiju
    • Old English: wlencu, wlenco

Descendants

Further reading
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wlanka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591
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