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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwelp

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Noun

*hwelp m

  1. whelp, pup

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hwelp
Genitive *hwelpas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hwelp *hwelpō, *hwelpōs
Accusative *hwelp *hwelpā
Genitive *hwelpas *hwelpō
Dative *hwelpē *hwelpum
Instrumental *hwelpu *hwelpum

Descendants

  • Old English: hwelp
    • Middle English: whelp
      • Scots: whalp, whaulp
      • English: whelp
  • Old Frisian: *hwelp
  • Old Saxon: hwelp
  • Old Dutch: welp
  • Old High German: hwelf, welpf, welph, welf
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