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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waisundaz
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *waisundō f
Etymology
From *wais- + *-undaz (body part suffix), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow”) (compare Sanskrit वेषति (véṣati, “to flow”)). Possibly related to Norwegian veise (“rivulet; horsetail”).
Noun
*waisundaz m[1]
- (West Germanic) windpipe, gullet
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *waisundaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *waisundaz | *waisundōz, *waisundōs | |
| vocative | *waisund | *waisundōz, *waisundōs | |
| accusative | *waisundą | *waisundanz | |
| genitive | *waisundas, *waisundis | *waisundǫ̂ | |
| dative | *waisundai | *waisundamaz | |
| instrumental | *waisundō | *waisundamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *waisund m, *waisundu f
- Old English: wāsend m, *wǣsend
- English: weasand, wozzen (dialectal)
- Old Frisian: wāsande
- Old Saxon: wāsendi
- Old High German: weisunt, weisant f
- Old English: wāsend m, *wǣsend
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*waisunda/ō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 567