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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waswǭ

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

Unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑs.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*waswǭ f

  1. paternal aunt
    Synonym: *baswǭ

Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *waswǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *waswǭ *waswōniz
vocative *waswǭ *waswōniz
accusative *waswōnų *waswōnunz
genitive *waswōniz *waswōnǫ̂
dative *waswōni *waswōmaz
instrumental *waswōnē *waswōmiz

Coordinate terms
  • *mōdrijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
    • Proto-West Germanic: *mōdrijā
  • *mōijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
    • Proto-West Germanic: *mōijā
  • *mōmǭ (“maternal aunt, nurse”)

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wasā
    • Old Saxon: *wasa
      • Middle Low German: wase
      • ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasika
        • Middle Low German: wēseke, wesche
      • ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasikīn
        • Middle Low German: wēseken
    • Old Dutch: *wasa
      • Middle Dutch: wase
        • Dutch: wasse, waze (obsolete)
    • Old High German: wasa
      • Middle High German: wase
      • ⇒ Old High German: wasūnkind (“cousin”)
      • ⇒ Old High German: wasūnsunu (“male cousin”)
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