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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wlank
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wleh₁-, *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; strong”), whence Proto-West Germanic *waldan (“to rule”).
Adjective
*wlank
- (North Sea Germanic) proud, arrogant
- (North Sea Germanic) bold, strong
- Synonyms: *balþ, *strang
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *wlank | ||
| Genitive | *wlankas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *wlank | *wlanku | *wlank |
| Accusative | *wlankanā | *wlankā | *wlank |
| Genitive | *wlankas | *wlankeʀā | *wlankas |
| Dative | *wlankumē | *wlankeʀē | *wlankumē |
| Instrumental | *wlanku | *wlankeʀu | *wlanku |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *wlankē | *wlankō | *wlanku |
| Accusative | *wlankā | *wlankā | *wlanku |
| Genitive | *wlankeʀō | *wlankeʀō | *wlankeʀō |
| Dative | *wlankēm, *wlankum | *wlankēm, *wlankum | *wlankēm, *wlankum |
| Instrumental | *wlankēm, *wlankum | *wlankēm, *wlankum | *wlankēm, *wlankum |
Derived terms
- *wlankijan
- *wlankiju
- Old English: wlencu, wlenco
Descendants
- Old English: wlanc, wlonc
- Middle English: wlonk, wlanck, wlank, wlonc, wlong
- Old Saxon: wlank
- Middle Low German: wlank
Further reading
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wlanka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591