Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Waldaharjaz

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 *waldaz or *waldą +‎ *harjaz. Compare *Harjawaldaz, composed of the same elements but in the reverse order.

Proper noun

*Waldaharjaz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Waldaharjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Waldaharjaz
vocative	*Waldahari
accusative	*Waldaharją
genitive	Waldaharjas, Waldaharis
dative	*Waldaharjai
instrumental	*Waldaharjō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Waldahari
- Old English: Waldhere
- Old Dutch: *Waltheri
  - Middle Dutch:
    - Dutch: Wouter
- → Old Northern French: Waltier
  - → English: Walter
  - →⇒ Old Dutch: Woitīn
    - Middle Dutch: woitijn, woitin
  - French: Gauthier, Gautier
  - → Italian: Gualtiero
  - → Spanish: Gutierre
  - → Galician: Guterre
- Old High German: Waltheri, Uualther, Uualter (Bavarian, 8th or 9th C.), Uualtheri (Bavarian, 9th-11th C.)
  - Middle High German: Walther, Waltheri
    - German: Walther, Walter
  - → Medieval Latin: Walterus (12th C.), Walherus (12th or 13th C.), Waltherus (12th-15th C.), Waltherius (9th-10th C.), Waldherus (15th or 16th C.), Waldarius, Waltharius
Old Norse: Valdarr
- Icelandic: Valdar
- Norwegian: Valdar
- Danish: Valdar
→ Latin: Gualterius
- Portuguese: Gualtério
- Spanish: Gualterio