Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Ansuwaldaz

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

From *ansuz (“deity”) +‎ *waldą (“authority”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.su.ˌwɑl.dɑz/

Proper noun

*Ansuwaldaz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Ansuwaldaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Ansuwaldaz
vocative	*Ansuwald
accusative	*Ansuwaldą
genitive	Ansuwaldas, Ansuwaldis
dative	*Ansuwaldai
instrumental	*Ansuwaldō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Ansuwald
- Old English: Ōsweald
  - Middle English: Oswald
    - English: Oswald
- Old High German: Answalt
  - German: Answald
- → Latin: Ansoaldus
  - Italian: Ansaldo
Proto-Norse: *ᚨᛊᚢᚹᚨᛚᛞᚨᛉ (*asuwaldaʀ)
- Old Norse: Ásvaldr
  - Icelandic: Ásvaldur
  - Faroese: Ásvaldur
  - Norwegian: Åsvald
→ Latin: Osvaldus
- Italian: Osvaldo
- Spanish: Osvaldo
- Portuguese: Osvaldo