Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waisā

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

From Proto-Germanic *waisǭ.

Noun

*waisā f

1. mire, muck, slime

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*waisā
Genitive	*waisōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*waisā	*waisōn
Accusative	*waisōn	*waisōn
Genitive	*waisōn	*waisōnō
Dative	*waisōn	*waisōm, *waisum
Instrumental	*waisōn	*waisōm, *waisum

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