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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlispaz

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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

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Etymology

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Of onomatopoeic origin.[1] Other theories derive the word from a Proto-Indo-European *wlis-, *wleys- (rod), from *wel- (to roll). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*wlispaz

  1. stammering; lisping

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wlispaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469