Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankul

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 *wankōn +‎ *-ul.

Adjective

*wankul

1. swaying, wavering, tottering
2. shaky, unsteady, unstable

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wankul
Genitive	*wankulas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wankul	*wankulu	*wankul
Accusative	*wankulanā	*wankulā	*wankul
Genitive	*wankulas	*wankuleʀā	*wankulas
Dative	*wankulumē	*wankuleʀē	*wankulumē
Instrumental	*wankulu	*wankuleʀu	*wankulu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wankulē	*wankulō	*wankulu
Accusative	*wankulā	*wankulā	*wankulu
Genitive	*wankuleʀō	*wankuleʀō	*wankuleʀō
Dative	*wankulēm, *wankulum	*wankulēm, *wankulum	*wankulēm, *wankulum
Instrumental	*wankulēm, *wankulum	*wankulēm, *wankulum	*wankulēm, *wankulum

Derived terms

• *wankulōn

Descendants

• Old English: wancol
  • Middle English: wankel
    • English: wankle, wanky, wonky
    • Scots: wankle
• Old Frisian: wankel
  • Saterland Frisian: wonkel
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: wonkelch
  • West Frisian: wankel
• Old Saxon: wankul
  • Middle Low German: wankel
    • German Low German: wankel
• Old Dutch: wankil (attested in uuankilheide)
  • Middle Dutch: wankel
    • Dutch: wankel
• Old High German: wankal, wancal
  • Middle High German: wankel
    • German: wankel