Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warduz

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

Alternative forms

*wardaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wortus, suffixed o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, enclose, protect; perceive, give attention to”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.duz/

Noun

*warduz m

guard

Inflection

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

Related terms

*wardō
*wardōną
*wardāną

Descendants

Old English: weard
- Middle English: ward
  - Scots: ward
  - English: ward
⇒ Old Frisian: warder
Old Saxon: ward
- Middle Low German: wart (in compounds)
Old High German: wart
- Middle High German: wart
  - German: Wart
Old Norse: vǫrðr; (varðr (< *wardaz))
- Icelandic: vörður
- Faroese: vørður
- Old Swedish: varþer
  - Swedish: vård
- → Scots: warth

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