Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wą̄h

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wą̄h

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 *wanhaz.

Adjective

*wą̄h

1. bent, crooked

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wą̄h	*wą̄hu	*wą̄h
Accusative	*wą̄hanā	*wą̄hā	*wą̄h
Genitive	*wą̄has	*wą̄heʀā	*wą̄has
Dative	*wą̄humē	*wą̄heʀē	*wą̄humē
Instrumental	*wą̄hu	*wą̄heʀu	*wą̄hu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wą̄hē	*wą̄hō	*wą̄hu
Accusative	*wą̄hā	*wą̄hā	*wą̄hu
Genitive	*wą̄heʀō	*wą̄heʀō	*wą̄heʀō
Dative	*wą̄hēm, *wą̄hum	*wą̄hēm, *wą̄hum	*wą̄hēm, *wą̄hum
Instrumental	*wą̄hēm, *wą̄hum	*wą̄hēm, *wą̄hum	*wą̄hēm, *wą̄hum

Descendants

• Old English: wōh, wōg
  • Middle English: wough, wouȝh
    • English: wough