Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waldi

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldiz.

Noun

*waldi f

  1. power, might, control

Declension

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *waldi
Genitive *waldī
Singular Plural
Nominative *waldi *waldī
Accusative *waldi *waldī
Genitive *waldī *waldijō
Dative *waldī *waldim, *waldijum
Instrumental *waldī *waldim, *waldijum

Descendants

Note: Many of the descendants became conflated with the descendants of Proto-West Germanic *waldī (from Proto-Germanic *waldiją) and Proto-West Germanic *gawaldī.

  • Old English: *wield
  • Old Frisian: wald, weld f or n
    • Saterland Frisian: Weeld f
  • Old Saxon: *weldi
  • Old Dutch: *weldi, *weld
  • Old High German: walt m or f