Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wallijǭ

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 *welH- (“to turn; wind; roll”), synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from *wallaną (“to well up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑl.li.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wallijǭ f

1. well

   Synonyms: *kaldijǭ, *sauþaz

2. swirl
3. wave

   Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *unþī, *wēgaz

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *wallijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wallijǭ	*wallijōniz
vocative	*wallijǭ	*wallijōniz
accusative	*wallijōnų	*wallijōnunz
genitive	*wallijōniz	*wallijōnǫ̂
dative	*wallijōni	*wallijōmaz
instrumental	*wallijōnē	*wallijōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wallijā
  • Old English: wælle, wielle, welle, wylle, wille f; wiella, willa m
    • Middle English: welle, wille, wælle, walle, wolle
      • English: well
      • Scots: well, wall, woll
  • Old Frisian: *welle f; walla m
    • Saterland Frisian: Wälle f
    • West Frisian: welle, wel m or f
  • Old Saxon: wella, walla
    • Middle Low German: welle
      • German Low German: Welle, Well
  • Old Dutch: *wella
    • Middle Dutch: welle
      • Dutch: wel, welle
        • Afrikaans: wel
  • Old High German: wella
    • Middle High German: wëlle
      • German: Welle
        • → Polish: fala
• Old Norse: vella
  • Icelandic: vella
  • Swedish: väl
  • Danish: væld