Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadą

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 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom, *wh₂dʰóm, from *weh₂dʰ-. Cognate with Latin vadum (“ford”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*wadą n

  1. shallow water, ford

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wadą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wadą *wadō
vocative *wadą *wadō
accusative *wadą *wadō
genitive *wadas, *wadis *wadǫ̂
dative *wadai *wadamaz
instrumental *wadō *wadamiz

Related terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wæd, wæþ
  • Old Frisian: *wed
  • Old Saxon: *wad
    • Middle Low German: wat
  • Frankish: *wad
  • Old High German: wat
    • Middle High German: *wat, *wate (perhaps)
      • German: Wate f (dialectal; may also be deverbal)
  • Old Norse: vað
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