Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulþuz

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 Pre-Germanic *wl̥tus, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”) + *-tus. Cognate with Latin vultus, voltus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwul.θuz/

Noun

*wulþuz m

1. glory

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *wulþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wulþuz	*wulþiwiz
vocative	*wulþu	*wulþiwiz
accusative	*wulþų	*wulþunz
genitive	*wulþauz	*wulþiwǫ̂
dative	*wulþiwi	*wulþumaz
instrumental	*wulþū	*wulþumiz

Related terms

• *wlitiz
• *wuldrą

Descendants

• Proto-Norse: *ᚹᚢᛚᚦᚢᛉ (*wulþuʀ)
  • Old Norse: Ullr
    • Icelandic: Ullur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ull
    • Norwegian Bokmål: Ull
    • → Latin: Ollerus
  • ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᛟᚹᛚᚦᚢᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (owlþuþewaʀ)
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wulþus)
• Vandalic: *wulþ