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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulþuz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *wl̥tus, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”) + *-tus. Cognate with Latin vultus, voltus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwul.θuz/

Noun

*wulþuz m

  1. glory

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *wulþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wulþuz *wulþiwiz
vocative *wulþu *wulþiwiz
accusative *wulþų *wulþunz
genitive *wulþauz *wulþiwǫ̂
dative *wulþiwi *wulþumaz
instrumental *wulþū *wulþumiz

Descendants
  • Old Norse: Ullr
    • Icelandic: Ullur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ull
    • Norwegian Bokmål: Ull
    • → Latin: Ollerus
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wulþus)
  • Vandalic: *wulþ

References
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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