Reconstruction:Old Dutch/wella

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ. It is only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*wella f

1. spring, source of water

Inflection

Declension of *wella (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*wella	*wella, *wellon
accusative	*wella, *wellon	*wella, *wellon
genitive	*wellon	*wellono
dative	*wellon	*wellon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: welle
  • Dutch: wel, welle
    • Afrikaans: wel

References

• “wella”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012