Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahlą

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 reconstructions

• *þwahilą

Etymology

From *þwahaną (“to wash”) +‎ *-ilą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwɑx.lɑ̃/

Noun

*þwahlą n

1. washing; bath
2. that which is used for washing: soap

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *þwahlą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þwahlą	*þwahlō
vocative	*þwahlą	*þwahlō
accusative	*þwahlą	*þwahlō
genitive	*þwahlas, *þwahlis	*þwahlǫ̂
dative	*þwahlai	*þwahlamaz
instrumental	*þwahlō	*þwahlamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þwahl
  • Old English: þwēal
    • Middle English: thweal
  • Old High German: dwahal
    • ⇒ Old High German: dwahalkar (“washtub”)
• Old Norse: þvál; þvalr; þvæla
  • Icelandic: þvál
  • Old Swedish: thval
    • Swedish: tvål
• Gothic: 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌻 (þwahl)
• → Proto-Finnic: *vahla
  • Finnish: vahla (“foam”)