Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/durawardaz

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 *durz (“door”) +‎ *wardaz (“guard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.rɑ.ˌu̯ɑr.ðɑz/

Noun

*durawardaz m[1]

  1. door-keeper, porter

Inflection

Declension of *durawardaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *durawardaz *durawardōz, *durawardōs
vocative *duraward *durawardōz, *durawardōs
accusative *durawardą *durawardanz
genitive *durawardas, *durawardis *durawardǫ̂
dative *durawardai *durawardamaz
instrumental *durawardō *durawardamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: dūruweard
    • Middle English: dōrward
  • Old High German: torwart, turiwart, torwarto (<durawardô)
  • Old Norse: dyrvǫrðr, dyravǫrðr (form changed to genitival compound)
    • Icelandic: dyravörður
    • Faroese: duravørður (modern adaptation of the Icelandic or Old Norse word)
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (daurawards)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dura-wardaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
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