Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waiʀdīn

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 *waiʀd (“woad”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*waiʀdīn

1. made of woad
2. bluish, woaden

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*waiʀdīn
Genitive	*waiʀdīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*waiʀdīn	*waiʀdīnu	*waiʀdīn
Accusative	*waiʀdīnanā	*waiʀdīnā	*waiʀdīn
Genitive	*waiʀdīnas	*waiʀdīneʀā	*waiʀdīnas
Dative	*waiʀdīnumē	*waiʀdīneʀē	*waiʀdīnumē
Instrumental	*waiʀdīnu	*waiʀdīneʀu	*waiʀdīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*waiʀdīnē	*waiʀdīnō	*waiʀdīnu
Accusative	*waiʀdīnā	*waiʀdīnā	*waiʀdīnu
Genitive	*waiʀdīneʀō	*waiʀdīneʀō	*waiʀdīneʀō
Dative	*waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum	*waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum	*waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum
Instrumental	*waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum	*waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum	*waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum

Descendants

• Old English: wǣden
  • English: woaden (archaic)
• Old Frisian: wēden
  • North Frisian: (mainland dialects) ween (“blue”)
• Old Saxon: *wēdīn
  • Middle Low German: wêden
• Old High German: weitīn
  • Middle High German: weitīn