*wīhsilō

Runic: ᚹᛁᚺᛊᛁᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwiːx.si.lɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

sour cherry

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (‘mistletoe’). Cognate with Russian ви́шня (víšnja, ‘sour cherry’), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós) (ixós, ‘mistletoe; birdlime’), Latin viscum (‘birdlime’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wīhsilōwīhsilôz
Acc.wīhsilǭwīhsilōz
Gen.wīhsilōzwīhsilǫ̂
Dat.wīhsilōiwīhsilōmaz
Inst.wīhsilōwīhsilōmiz
Voc.wīhsilōwīhsilôz

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Descendants

  • *wihsila (Old Saxon)
    • wissel, wessel (Middle Low German)
  • *wisla (Old Saxon)
    • wissel, wessel (Middle Low German)
  • wehsal (Old Saxon)
    • wissel, wessel (Middle Low German)
  • wesl (Old Saxon)
    • wissel, wessel (Middle Low German)
  • *wissila (Old Dutch)
    • wesselkerse (Middle Dutch)
  • *wessila (Old Dutch)
    • wesselkerse (Middle Dutch)
  • wīhsila (Old High German)
    • wīhsel (Middle High German)
      • Weichsel (German)
  • guy (Old French)
    • guy (Middle French)
      • gui (French)

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