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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōsą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wóseh₂ (“sap”). Cognate with Sanskrit वसा (vásā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.sɑ̃/
Noun
*wōsą n
- juice, moisture
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *wōsą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wōsą | *wōsō | |
| vocative | *wōsą | *wōsō | |
| accusative | *wōsą | *wōsō | |
| genitive | *wōsas, *wōsis | *wōsǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wōsai | *wōsamaz | |
| instrumental | *wōsō | *wōsamiz | |
Derived terms
- *wōsagaz
- *wōsijaną
Descendants
- Old English: wōs
- Middle English: wos, woos
- English: ooze
- Scots: woose, wuss
- ⇒ Middle English: *wosy
- English: woosy
- Middle English: wos, woos
- Old Saxon: *wōs
- Middle Low German: wôs
- Low German: woos
- Middle Low German: wôs
- Old Norse: *ós
- Danish: os
- Norwegian: os (dialectal)
- Old Swedish: ōs
- Swedish: os