Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldą
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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 *waldaną (“to rule”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*waldą n
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *waldą | *waldō |
| vocative | *waldą | *waldō |
| accusative | *waldą | *waldō |
| genitive | *waldas, *waldis | *waldǫ̂ |
| dative | *waldai | *waldamaz |
| instrumental | *waldō | *waldamiz |
Related terms
Derived terms
- *gawaldą
- Proto-West Germanic: *gawald
- *Harjawaldaz
- *Waldaharjaz
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wald
- Old Norse: vald
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 (waldufni)
- → Proto-Finnic: *valta (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*walđan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 443