Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlispaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wlis-, *wleys- (“rod”), from *wel- (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwlis.pɑz/

Adjective

*wlispaz

stammering; lisping

Inflection

Declension of *wlispaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wlispaz	*wlispai	*wlispō	*wlispôz	*wlispą, -atō	*wlispō
Accusative	*wlispanǭ	*wlispanz	*wlispǭ	*wlispōz	*wlispą, -atō	*wlispō
Genitive	*wlispas, -is	*wlispaizǫ̂	*wlispaizōz	*wlispaizǫ̂	*wlispas, -is	*wlispaizǫ̂
Dative	*wlispammai	*wlispaimaz	*wlispaizōi	*wlispaimaz	*wlispammai	*wlispaimaz
Instrumental	*wlispanō	*wlispaimiz	*wlispaizō	*wlispaimiz	*wlispanō	*wlispaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wlispô	*wlispaniz	*wlispǭ	*wlispōniz	*wlispô	*wlispōnō
Accusative	*wlispanų	*wlispanunz	*wlispōnų	*wlispōnunz	*wlispô	*wlispōnō
Genitive	*wlispiniz	*wlispanǫ̂	*wlispōniz	*wlispōnǫ̂	*wlispiniz	*wlispanǫ̂
Dative	*wlispini	*wlispammaz	*wlispōni	*wlispōmaz	*wlispini	*wlispammaz
Instrumental	*wlispinē	*wlispammiz	*wlispōnē	*wlispōmiz	*wlispinē	*wlispammiz

Derived terms

*wlispijaną

Descendants

Old English: wlisp, wlips, ƿlisp
- Middle English: wlisp, wlipse, lipse
Old Saxon: *wlisp
- Middle Low German: *wlisp, lisp
Old Dutch: *wlisp, *lisp
- Middle Dutch: lisp
Old High German: lisp
Old Norse: [Term?]
- Old Swedish: læsper
  - Swedish: läsp
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: lesp
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: lesp
- Old Danish: [Term?]
  - Danish: læsp