Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wasō

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 a merger of Proto-Germanic *wasô (“meadow”) and Proto-Germanic *wrasô (“turf”).

Noun

*wasō m

1. moisture
2. wet spot; soggy ground
3. sod, sward

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wasō
Genitive	*wasini, *wasan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wasō	*wasan
Accusative	*wasan	*wasan
Genitive	*wasini, *wasan	*wasanō
Dative	*wasini, *wasan	*wasum
Instrumental	*wasini, *wasan	*wasum

Related terms

• *wōs

Descendants

• Old English: *wasa; *wase f
  • Middle English: wase
• Old Frisian: wase f
  • West Frisian: waas
• Old Saxon: waso
  • Middle Low German: wase, wāse f
    • German Low German: Waas
• Old Dutch: waso
  • Middle Dutch: wase
    • Dutch: waas
  • → Old French: wason, gason
    • Middle French: gazon
      • French: gazon
• Old High German: waso
  • Middle High German: wase
    • German: Wasen