*waluz

Runic: ᚹᚨᛚᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑ.luz/

noun · masculine · u-stem

Meanings

staff, stick

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wolH-u-s (‘stick, stake’), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (‘to turn, wind, roll’). Cognate with Lithuanian apvalùs (‘round’), Latin vallus (‘stake, pale’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.waluzwaliwiz
Acc.walųwalunz
Gen.walauzwaliwǫ̂
Dat.waliwiwalumaz
Inst.walūwalumiz
Voc.waluwaliwiz

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Descendants

  • walu (Old English)
    • wale, wælh (Middle English)
      • wale, weal (English)
      • wale, wail (Scots)
  • wala (Old English)
    • wale, wælh (Middle English)
      • wale, weal (English)
      • wale, wail (Scots)
  • *wale (Old Frisian)
    • waal (North Frisian)
  • *walu (Frankish)
    • waule, waulle, gaule (Old French)
      • gaulle, gaule (Middle French)
        • gaule (French)
  • *wala (Frankish)
    • waule, waulle, gaule (Old French)
      • gaulle, gaule (Middle French)
        • gaule (French)
  • vǫlr (Old Norse)
    • ol, vol (Danish)
    • vølur (Faroese)
    • völur (Icelandic)
    • vol (Norn)
    • vol (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • vol (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • vǫlr (Old Norse)
    • val (Old Swedish)
      • val (Swedish)
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃 (walus) (Gothic)

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