Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werageld
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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 *wer (“man”) + *geld (“payment”).
Noun
*werageld n
- compensation for a man's life, wergeld
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *werageld | |
| Genitive | *werageldas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *werageld | *werageldō, *werageldōs |
| Accusative | *werageld | *werageldā |
| Genitive | *werageldas | *werageldō |
| Dative | *werageldē | *werageldum |
| Instrumental | *werageldu | *werageldum |
Descendants
- Old English: weregeld, wergild
- Old Frisian: werjeld
- Old Saxon: *werigeld
- Old Dutch: *werigelt
- Lombardic: wergild
- Old High German: werigelt
- → French: wergeld, weregild, wergild
- → Old French: were
- → Spanish: wergild
- → Medieval Latin: werigeldum, weregildum, wergeldus (see there for further descendants)