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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwahl

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 *þwahlą.

Noun

*þwahl n [1]

  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

Descendants

  • Old English: þwǣl, þwēal
    • Middle English: thweal
  • Old High German: dwahal

References

  1. 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”
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