Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warduz

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 Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús, *wor-tós, suffixed o-grade forms of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.ðuz/

Noun

*warduz m

1. North Germanic form of *wardaz (“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

Derived terms

• *saliwarduz

Descendants

• Old Norse: vǫrðr
  • Icelandic: vörður
  • Faroese: vørður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vord
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vord
  • Old Swedish: varþer
    • Swedish: vard, vård
  • → Scots: warth