Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waikwaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An o-stem adjectival formation from *wīkwaną (“to yield, buckle, fold”) (quasi-Indo-European *h₃oyg-o-s), with sense development "giving way" > "weak, pliable".[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*waikwaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *waikwaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *waikwaz | *waikwai | *waikwō | *waikwôz | *waikwą, -atō | *waikwō |
| Accusative | *waikwanǭ | *waikwanz | *waikwǭ | *waikwōz | *waikwą, -atō | *waikwō |
| Genitive | *waikwas, -is | *waikwaizǫ̂ | *waikwaizōz | *waikwaizǫ̂ | *waikwas, -is | *waikwaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *waikwammai | *waikwaimaz | *waikwaizōi | *waikwaimaz | *waikwammai | *waikwaimaz |
| Instrumental | *waikwanō | *waikwaimiz | *waikwaizō | *waikwaimiz | *waikwanō | *waikwaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *waikwô | *waikwaniz | *waikwǭ | *waikwōniz | *waikwô | *waikwōnō |
| Accusative | *waikwanų | *waikwanunz | *waikwōnų | *waikwōnunz | *waikwô | *waikwōnō |
| Genitive | *waikwiniz | *waikwanǫ̂ | *waikwōniz | *waikwōnǫ̂ | *waikwiniz | *waikwanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *waikwini | *waikwammaz | *waikwōni | *waikwōmaz | *waikwini | *waikwammaz |
| Instrumental | *waikwinē | *waikwammiz | *waikwōnē | *waikwōmiz | *waikwinē | *waikwammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *waikw
- Old Norse: veykr, veikr
- → Proto-Finnic: *vaikka (“quiet”) (see there for further descendants)