Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wardu

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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 *wardō.

Noun

*wardu f

  1. attention, watch, guard
  2. watch post, lookout

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *wardu
Genitive *wardā
Singular Plural
Nominative *wardu *wardō
Accusative *wardā *wardā
Genitive *wardā *wardō
Dative *wardē *wardōm, *wardum
Instrumental *wardu *wardōm, *wardum

Descendants

  • Old English: weard, uueard
    • Middle English: warde, ward
  • Old Saxon: warda
  • Old Dutch: *warda (in placenames)
  • Old High German: warta
  • → Medieval Latin: warda (see there for further descendants)
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