Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wantu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove, mitten”).

Noun

*wantu m

glove

Conjugation

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wantu
Genitive	*wantō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wantu	wantiwi, wantō
Accusative	*wantu	*wantū
Genitive	*wantō	*wantiwō
Dative	wantiwi, wantō	*wantum
Instrumental	*wantu	*wantum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *want, *wont
- Saterland Frisian: Wonte
- West Frisian: want
Old Saxon: *wantu
- Middle Low German: wante
  - Low German: Want
  - → German: Wante, Want
Old Dutch: *want
- Middle Dutch: want
  - Dutch: want
Old High German: wantus
→ Medieval Latin: wantus, gantus, guantus (see there for further descendants)