Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waisund

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *waisundaz, from *wais- +‎ *-undaz (body part suffix), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow”) (compare Sanskrit वेषति (véṣati, “to flow”)). Possibly related to Norwegian veise (“rivulet; horsetail”).

Noun

*waisund m

1. windpipe, gullet

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*waisund
Genitive	*waisundas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*waisund	*waisundō, *waisundōs
Accusative	*waisund	*waisundā
Genitive	*waisundas	*waisundō
Dative	*waisundē	*waisundum
Instrumental	*waisundu	*waisundum

Alternative reconstructions

• *waisundu f

Descendants

• Old English: wāsend m, *wǣsend
  • English: weasand, wozzen (dialectal)
• Old Frisian: wāsande
• Old Saxon: wāsendi
• Old High German: weisunt, weisant f