Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *awAdʰ-, *audʰ- (“band, weave, plait”). Cognate with Latvian vads (“dragnet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.dɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wadǭ f

  1. string; rope; cord
  2. dragnet; trawl

Inflection

Declension of *wadǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wadǭ *wadōniz
vocative *wadǭ *wadōniz
accusative *wadōnų *wadōnunz
genitive *wadōniz *wadōnǫ̂
dative *wadōni *wadōmaz
instrumental *wadōnē *wadōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *wade
  • Old Saxon: *wada
  • Old Dutch: *wada
  • Old High German: wata
    • Middle High German: wate
      • German: Wate
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