Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wārahaidu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wār (“true, reliable”) +‎ *-haidu.

Noun

*wārahaidu m

1. truth, verity, veracity

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wārahaidu
Genitive	*wārahaidō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wārahaidu	*wārahaidiwi, *wārahaidō
Accusative	*wārahaidu	*wārahaidū
Genitive	*wārahaidō	*wārahaidiwō
Dative	*wārahaidiwi, *wārahaidō	*wārahaidum
Instrumental	*wārahaidu	*wārahaidum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: wērhēd, wērd, wīrd
  • Saterland Frisian: Weerhaid
  • West Frisian: wierheid
• Old Saxon: wārhēd
  • Middle Low German: wârhêt, wârheit
    • German Low German: Wahrheid
• Old Dutch: wārheid, wārheit, wārheide
  • Middle Dutch: waerhede
    • Dutch: waarheid
      • Afrikaans: waarheid
      • Negerhollands: waarheit, waerheit
• Old High German: wārheit
  • Middle High German: wārheit, wōrheit
    • German: Wahrheit