Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldaz

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

Deverbal formations from the root of *waldaną (“to rule”).

Noun

*waldaz m

  2. wielder
  4. ruler

Inflection

Declension of *waldaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *waldaz *waldōz, *waldōs
vocative *wald *waldōz, *waldōs
accusative *waldą *waldanz
genitive *waldas, *waldis *waldǫ̂
dative *waldai *waldamaz
instrumental *waldō *waldamiz

Alternative forms

Compounds

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wald (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: valdr

Adjective

*waldaz

  2. powerful, mighty
  3. reigning, ruling, having authority

Inflection

Declension of *waldaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *waldaz *waldō *waldą, -atō *waldai *waldôz *waldō
accusative *waldanǭ *waldǭ *waldą, -atō *waldanz *waldōz *waldō
genitive *waldas, -is *waldaizōz *waldas, -is *waldaizǫ̂ *waldaizǫ̂ *waldaizǫ̂
dative *waldammai *waldaizōi *waldammai *waldaimaz *waldaimaz *waldaimaz
instrumental *waldanō *waldaizō *waldanō *waldaimiz *waldaimiz *waldaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *waldô *waldǭ *waldô *waldaniz *waldōniz *waldōnō
accusative *waldanų *waldōnų *waldô *waldanunz *waldōnunz *waldōnō
genitive *waldiniz *waldōniz *waldiniz *waldanǫ̂ *waldōnǫ̂ *waldanǫ̂
dative *waldini *waldōni *waldini *waldammaz *waldōmaz *waldammaz
instrumental *waldinē *waldōnē *waldinē *waldammiz *waldōmiz *waldammiz

Derived terms

  • *gawaldaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *gawald
      • Middle High German: gewalt (“enormous”)

Descendants

References

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