Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardamann-

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 *wardaz (“guard”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Noun

*wardamann- m

1. watchman, warder

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *wardamann- (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wardamann-	*wardamanniz
vocative	*wardamann	*wardamanniz
accusative	*wardamannų	*wardamannunz
genitive	*wardamanniz	*wardamannǫ̂
dative	*wardamanni	*wardamannumaz
instrumental	*wardamannē	*wardamannumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wardamann
  • Old English: weardmann
    • Middle English: wardman
      • English: wardsman
  • Old Saxon: *wardman
    • Middle Low German: wardeman
  • Old High German: wartman
    • Middle High German: wartman
      • German: Wartmann (archaic)
• Old Norse: varðmaðr
  • Icelandic: varðmaður