Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardō

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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

Nominal formation related to *wardaz (guard).

Pronunciation

Noun

*wardō f

  1. protection, care
  2. attention, heed
  3. watch post, lookout

Inflection

Declension of *wardō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wardō *wardôz
vocative *wardō *wardôz
accusative *wardǭ *wardōz
genitive *wardōz *wardǫ̂
dative *wardōi *wardōmaz
instrumental *wardō *wardōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*warđō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448