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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *awAdʰ-, *audʰ- (“band, weave, plait”). Cognate with Latvian vads (“dragnet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.dɔː/

Noun

*wadō f

  1. string; rope; chord
  2. dragnet; trawl

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *wadō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wadō *wadôz
vocative *wadō *wadôz
accusative *wadǭ *wadōz
genitive *wadōz *wadǫ̂
dative *wadōi *wadōmaz
instrumental *wadō *wadōmiz

Descendants
  • Old English: wadu
  • Old High German: wata
    • Middle High German: wate
      • German: Wate
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