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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwahl
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þwahlą.
Noun
*þwahl n[1]
- washing, bath
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *þwahl | |
| Genitive | *þwahlas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *þwahl | *þwahlu |
| Accusative | *þwahl | *þwahlu |
| Genitive | *þwahlas | *þwahlō |
| Dative | *þwahlē | *þwahlum |
| Instrumental | *þwahlu | *þwahlum |
Related terms
- *þwahan
Descendants
- Old English: þwǣl, þwēal
- Middle English: thweal
- Old High German: dwahal
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306: “PWGmc *þwahl”