Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waisǭ

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

From Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow”).

Noun

*waisǭ f

1. mire, muck, slime

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *waisǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waisǭ	*waisōniz
vocative	*waisǭ	*waisōniz
accusative	*waisōnų	*waisōnunz
genitive	*waisōniz	*waisōnǫ̂
dative	*waisōni	*waisōmaz
instrumental	*waisōnē	*waisōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: wāse
  • Middle English: wose
    • English: ooze
• Old Frisian: wāse
  • West Frisian: weaze
• Old Saxon: waso
  • Middle Low German: wāse
• Middle Dutch: wāse, wāze, waes
  • Dutch: waas
    • Afrikaans: waas
• Old High German: waso
  • Middle High German: wase
    • German: Wasen
• Old Norse: veisa
  • Icelandic: veisa