Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werudą

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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

Uncertain, but probably an extension of *weraz with the suffix +‎ *-ud-, also seen in *hafudą, *haliþaz (oblique stem), *hakudaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

*werudą n

  1. band of men

Inflection

In pre-Germanic, the word declined as *wérut- in the strong cases and *werít- in the weak/oblique cases.


Descendants

In North Germanic the word was masculinized and saw the generalization of oblique stem *wiriþ- to the paradigm. It is attested only in the plural.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *werud
    • Old English: werod, weorod
    • Old Saxon: werud
  • Old Norse: virðar