Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walakuzjǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Compound of *walaz +‎ *kuzjǭ, the latter ultimately derived from *keusaną (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.lɑ.ˌkuz.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*walakuzjǭ f

valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *walakuzjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*walakuzjǭ	*walakuzjōniz
vocative	*walakuzjǭ	*walakuzjōniz
accusative	*walakuzjōnų	*walakuzjōnunz
genitive	*walakuzjōniz	*walakuzjōnǫ̂
dative	*walakuzjōni	*walakuzjōmaz
instrumental	*walakuzjōnē	*walakuzjōmiz

Descendants

Old English: wælcyrġe, ƿælcyrġe
- Middle English: walkirie, walkyrie

English: Walkyrie

Old Norse: valkyrja
- Swedish: valkyria
- Danish: valkyrie
- Faroese: valkyrja
- Icelandic: valkyrja
- → English: valkyrie
- → Low German: walköre
- → German: Walküre
  - → Dutch: Walkure
  - → Hungarian: valkűr
- → Spanish: valquiria