*walþuz
Runic: ᚹᚨᛚᚦᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑl.θuz/noun · masculine · u-stem
Meanings
forest
Etymology
Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *wel-, in which case it would be cognate with Hittite 𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑 (wellu-š) (wellu-š, ‘pasture, meadow’). Another possibility is from Proto-Indo-European *wólH-tu-s, from a root *welH- (‘hair, hairlike object’); compare Proto-Celtic *woltos (‘hair (of the head)’) and Proto-Balto-Slavic *wolˀtis (‘ear of grain’) (whence Lithuanian váltis (‘oat awn’)), as well as possibly Ancient Greek λᾰ́σῐος (lắsĭos) (lắsĭos, ‘hairy’)), though the semantic gap is wide.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | walþuz | walþiwiz |
| Acc. | walþų | walþunz |
| Gen. | walþauz | walþiwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | walþiwi | walþumaz |
| Inst. | walþū | walþumiz |
| Voc. | walþu | walþiwiz |
Descendants
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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gualdus (Medieval Latin)
- Galdo (Galician)
- gualdo (Italian)
- vaoda, vaode (Piedmontese)
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gualdus (Medieval Latin)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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walt (Old Dutch)
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wout (Middle Dutch)
- waadj (Limburgish)
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wout (Middle Dutch)
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walt (Old Dutch)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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walt (Old Dutch)
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wout (Middle Dutch)
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woud (Dutch)
- woud (Afrikaans)
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woud (Dutch)
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wout (Middle Dutch)
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walt (Old Dutch)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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weald, wald (Old English)
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wold, wald, walde, weld, welde, wolde, woolde, wæld (Middle English)
- wold, weald, wald (English)
- wald (Scots)
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wold, wald, walde, weld, welde, wolde, woolde, wæld (Middle English)
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weald, wald (Old English)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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gaut (Old French)
- gaudine (Old French)
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gaut (Old French)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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wald (Old Frisian)
- Woold (Saterland Frisian)
- wâld (West Frisian)
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wald (Old Frisian)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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wald (Old High German)
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walt (Middle High German)
- Wald (Alemannic German)
- Woid, Woold (Bavarian)
- Wald (Central Franconian)
- Wald (German)
- Wald, Wall (Rhine Franconian)
- וואַלד (vald) (Yiddish)
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walt (Middle High German)
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wald (Old High German)
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*walþu (Proto-West Germanic)
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wald (Old Saxon)
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wôlt, wôld (Middle Low German)
- woold, woud (Dutch Low Saxon)
- Woolt, Woold, Wold (German Low German)
- Woolt (Plautdietsch)
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wôlt, wôld (Middle Low German)
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wald (Old Saxon)
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vǫllr (Old Norse)
- vøllur (Faroese)
- völlur (Icelandic)
- vällj, vaddl (Norn)
- voll, vøll, vodd’e (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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vǫllr (Old Norse)
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wold, wall (Old Danish)
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vold, val (Danish)
- voll (Norwegian Bokmål)
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vold, val (Danish)
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wold, wall (Old Danish)
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vǫllr (Old Norse)
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valder (Old Swedish)
- vall (Swedish)
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valder (Old Swedish)