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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurdiz

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 Pre-Germanic *wr̥tís[1], from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwur.ðiz/

Noun

*wurdiz f

  1. fate, destiny

Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *wurdiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wurdiz *wurdīz
vocative *wurdi *wurdīz
accusative *wurdį *wurdinz
genitive *wurdīz *wurdijǫ̂
dative *wurdī *wurdimaz
instrumental *wurdī *wurdimiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wurdi
    • Old English: wyrd, wird, wurd
      • Middle English: wurde, wyrde, wirde, wierde, werde, wyrede
      • → English: wyrd
    • Old Frisian: werd, werde
    • Old Saxon: wurd
    • Old High German: wurt
      • Middle High German: wurt
  • Old Norse: urðr, yrðr
    • Icelandic: urður
    • Old Swedish: urþer
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Urðr

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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