Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/welag

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 *welō +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*welag

1. wealthy, rich

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*welag
Genitive	*welagas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*welag	*welagu	*welag
Accusative	*welaganā	*welagā	*welag
Genitive	*welagas	*welageʀā	*welagas
Dative	*welagumē	*welageʀē	*welagumē
Instrumental	*welagu	*welageʀu	*welagu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*welagē	*welagō	*welagu
Accusative	*welagā	*welagā	*welagu
Genitive	*welageʀō	*welageʀō	*welageʀō
Dative	*welagēm, *welagum	*welagēm, *welagum	*welagēm, *welagum
Instrumental	*welagēm, *welagum	*welagēm, *welagum	*welagēm, *welagum

Descendants

• Old English: weleġ, weliġ
  • Middle English: wely, weli, welig, weliȝ, weoli (Early Middle English)
    • English: wealy (obsolete)
• Old Frisian: *welich
  • Saterland Frisian: weelich
• Old Saxon: welag
  • Middle Low German: welich
    • Low German: welig, wehlig, wählig
    • → Danish: vælig
    • → German: wählig
• Old Dutch: *welag
  • Middle Dutch: welich
    • Dutch: welig
• Old High German: welag