Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankul

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wankōn +‎ *-ul.

Adjective

*wankul

swaying, wavering, tottering
shaky, unsteady, unstable

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wankul
Genitive	*wankulas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wankul	*wankulu	*wankul
Accusative	*wankulanā	*wankulā	*wankul
Genitive	*wankulas	*wankuleʀā	*wankulas
Dative	*wankulumē	*wankuleʀē	*wankulumē
Instrumental	*wankulu	*wankuleʀu	*wankulu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wankulē	*wankulō	*wankulu
Accusative	*wankulā	*wankulā	*wankulu
Genitive	*wankuleʀō	*wankuleʀō	*wankuleʀō
Dative	wankulēm, wankulum	wankulēm, wankulum	wankulēm, wankulum
Instrumental	wankulēm, wankulum	wankulēm, wankulum	wankulēm, wankulum

Derived terms

*wankulōn

Descendants

Old English: wancol
- Middle English: wankel
  - English: wankle, wanky, wonky
  - Scots: wankle
Old Frisian: wankel
- Saterland Frisian: wonkel
  - ⇒ Saterland Frisian: wonkelch
- West Frisian: wankel
Old Saxon: wankul
- Middle Low German: wankel
  - German Low German: wankel
Old Dutch: wankil (attested in uuankilheide)
- Middle Dutch: wankel
  - Dutch: wankel
Old High German: wankal, wancal
- Middle High German: wankel
  - German: wankel