Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warduz

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 Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús, *wor-tós, suffixed o-grade forms of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑr.ðuz/

Noun

*warduz m

  1. North Germanic form of *wardaz (“guard”)

Inflection

Declension of *warduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *warduz *wardiwiz
vocative *wardu *wardiwiz
accusative *wardų *wardunz
genitive *wardauz *wardiwǫ̂
dative *wardiwi *wardumaz
instrumental *wardū *wardumiz

Derived terms

  • *saliwarduz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: vǫrðr
    • Icelandic: vörður
    • Faroese: vørður
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: vord
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: vord
    • Old Swedish: varþer
    • → Scots: warth
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