Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wasô

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”), therefore a cognate of Proto-Germanic *waisǭ.

Noun

*wasô m

meadow, field

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *wasô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wasô	*wasaniz
vocative	*wasô	*wasaniz
accusative	*wasanų	*wasanunz
genitive	*wasiniz	*wasanǫ̂
dative	*wasini	*wasammaz
instrumental	*wasinē	*wasammiz

Derived terms

*Idisijǫ̂ wasô (“field of the disir”)
- Idisiaviso

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wasō
- Old English: *wasa; *wase f
  - Middle English: wase
- Old Frisian: wase f
  - West Frisian: waas
- Old Saxon: waso
  - Middle Low German: wase, wāse f
    - German Low German: Waas
- Old Dutch: waso
  - Middle Dutch: wase
    - Dutch: waas
  - → Old French: wason, gason
    - Middle French: gazon
      - French: gazon
- Old High German: waso
  - Middle High German: wase
    - German: Wasen