Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldō

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

Unknown. The Germanic word *walþuz (“forest”) is mention as having some form of connection. Cognate with Latin lutum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑl.dɔː/

Noun

*waldō f^[1]

Reseda luteola, dyer's rocket

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *waldō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waldō	*waldôz
vocative	*waldō	*waldôz
accusative	*waldǭ	*waldōz
genitive	*waldōz	*waldǫ̂
dative	*waldōi	*waldōmaz
instrumental	*waldō	*waldōmiz

Descendants

Old English:
- Middle English: wēld, wolde
  - English: weld
Frankish: *walda
- Old Dutch: *walda
  - Middle Dutch: wolde, woulde
    - Dutch: wouw
      - → German: Wau
- → French: gaude
- → Spanish: gualda

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*waldō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 569/570

[Kroonen-1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*waldō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 569/570

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