Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Daugardu

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Daugardaz. Equivalent to *dugan (“to be worthy”) +‎ *gard (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

*Daugardu m

1. (Elbe Germanic, Frankish) a male given name

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Daugardu
Genitive	*Daugardā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Daugardu	—
Accusative	*Daugardā	—
Genitive	*Daugardā	—
Dative	*Daugardē	—
Instrumental	*Daugardu	—

Descendants

• Old English: Deageard, Dageard
  • Middle English: Douyard, Dowyard
    • English: Dowyard
  • Old Saxon: Degard
• Old High German: Daugart
  • German: Daugard
    • → Lithuanian: Daugardas, Daugerdas
      • → Old Ruthenian: Давгердъ (Davherd)
        • Belarusian: Даўге́рд (Daŭhjérd), Даўгард (Daŭhard), Доўгард (Dóŭhard), Доўгерд (Dóŭhjerd)
          • Russian: Довге́рд (Dovgérd)
          • Ukrainian: Довге́рд (Dovhérd)
          • → Polish: Dowgerd
• → Medieval Latin: Daugardus