Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Wēlanduz

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

Etymology

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Proper noun

*Wēlanduz m

1. Wayland, a great smith in Germanic legend, brother of Egil

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *Wēlanduz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Wēlanduz
vocative	*Wēlandu
accusative	*Wēlandų
genitive	*Wēlandauz
dative	*Wēlandiwi
instrumental	*Wēlandū

Descendants

• Old High German: Wiolant
  • German: Wieland
• Old English: Wēland, Wēlund
  • English: Wayland
• Old Frisian: ᚹᛖᛚᚩᛞᚢ (weladu /⁠Welandu⁠/)
• Old Norse: Vǫlundr
  • Icelandic: Völundur
  • Faroese: Valindur, Valintur