Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walą

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 Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, to want”), synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from *waljaną (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*walą n

1. choice, selection

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *walą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*walą	*walō
vocative	*walą	*walō
accusative	*walą	*walō
genitive	*walas, *walis	*walǫ̂
dative	*walai	*walamaz
instrumental	*walō	*walamiz

Related terms

• *waljaną
• *walō
• *wela
• *wiljaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *walu f
  • Old High German: wala
    • Middle High German: wale
      • German: Wahl
        • → Luxembourgish: Wal
      • Luxembourgish: Wiel (with umlaut after the verb)
• Old Norse: val
  • Icelandic: val
  • Faroese: val
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: val
  • Swedish: val
  • Danish: valg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: valg
    • → Faroese: valg
  • → Middle English: wale, wal, wayle, wall
    • Scots: wale, wail
    • English: wale