Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaraidō

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 *ehwaz +‎ *raidō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈex.wɑ.rɑi.ðɔː/

Noun

*ehwaraidō f

  1. riding on horseback
  2. cavalry

Inflection

Declension of *ehwaraidō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ehwaraidō *ehwaraidôz
vocative *ehwaraidō *ehwaraidôz
accusative *ehwaraidǭ *ehwaraidōz
genitive *ehwaraidōz *ehwaraidǫ̂
dative *ehwaraidōi *ehwaraidōmaz
instrumental *ehwaraidō *ehwaraidōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ehwaraidu
    • Old English: ēored, ēorod f or n
    • Old Saxon: *ehurid, *eorid
      • Old Saxon: ehuridfolk, eoridfolk
  • Old Norse: jóreið