Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardamann-

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 *wardaz (“guard”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Noun

*wardamann- m[1]

  1. watchman, warder

Inflection

Declension of *wardamann- (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *wardamann- *wardamanniz
vocative *wardamann *wardamanniz
accusative *wardamannų *wardamannunz
genitive *wardamanniz *wardamannǫ̂
dative *wardamanni *wardamannumaz
instrumental *wardamannē *wardamannumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wardamann
    • Old English: weardmann
      • Middle English: wardman
    • Old Saxon: *wardman
      • Middle Low German: wardeman
    • Old High German: wartman
      • Middle High German: wartman
        • German: Wartmann (archaic)
  • Old Norse: varðmaðr
    • Icelandic: varðmaður

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*warda-mann-”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
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