Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/was

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wɑs/

Verb

*was

first/third-person singular past active indicative of *wesaną

Descendants

Old English: wæs, wes — Mercian, was, wæss, uæs, waes, ᚹᚫᛋ (wæs) — Ruthwell Cross
- Middle English: was
  - English: was
  - Scots: was, wis
  - Yola: waas, was, waz, 'as, as (after Ich)
Old Frisian: was
- North Frisian: wus, waos
- Saterland Frisian: waas
- West Frisian: was
Old Saxon: was
- Middle Low German: was
  - Dutch Low Saxon: was
  - German Low German: was
  - Plautdietsch: was
Old Dutch: was
- Dutch: was
  - Afrikaans: was
- Limburgish: waas
Proto-Norse: ᚹᚨᛊ (was)
- Old Norse: vas (early), var (-s replaced with -r by analogy to other inflections) (see there for further descendants)
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃 (was)