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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēdaz

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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

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷweH-tó-s, *gʷuH-tó-s (defecated), from *gʷewH- (to defecate) +‎ *-tós.

Adjective

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*kwēdaz

  1. filthy, terrible

Inflection

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Etymology 2

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Substantivization of the adjective. If the tribe did use it as a name for themselves, it was likely first applied by their enemies and then used by them to instill fear.

Noun

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*kwēdaz m

  1. one of the Quadi

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *kwēdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwēdaz *kwēdōz, *kwēdōs
vocative *kwēd *kwēdōz, *kwēdōs
accusative *kwēdą *kwēdanz
genitive *kwēdas, *kwēdis *kwēdǫ̂
dative *kwēdai *kwēdamaz
instrumental *kwēdō *kwēdamiz

Descendants

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