*wiskaz
Runic: ᚹᛁᛊᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwis.kɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
bundle of hay/straw, wisp
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wisgéh₂ (‘flexible rod’) (cf. the feminine ō-stem variant *wiskō); cognate with Latin virga (‘twig, shoot, rod’). The root may further derive from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (‘to produce, procreate’), though this is uncertain.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wiskaz | wiskōz, wiskōs |
| Acc. | wiską | wiskanz |
| Gen. | wiskas, wiskis | wiskǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wiskai | wiskamaz |
| Inst. | wiskō | wiskamiz |
| Voc. | wisk | wiskōz, wiskōs |
Descendants
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*wisk (Old Dutch)
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wisch (Middle Dutch)
- wis (Dutch)
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wisch (Middle Dutch)
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wisk (Old High German)
- Wisch (German)
- Wësch (Luxembourgish)
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visk (Old Norse)
- visk (Danish)
- visk (Icelandic)
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visk (Old Norse)
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wisk (Middle English)
- whisk (English)
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wisk (Middle English)
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visk (Old Norse)
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visk (Old Swedish)
- viska (Swedish)
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visk (Old Swedish)
- *vihko (Proto-Finnic)
- *wiskō (Proto-Finnic)