Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-wardas

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

Fossilized from the genitive singular of *-ward.

Suffix

*-wardas

  1. alternative form of *-ward: -ward

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *-wardas
Genitive *-wardasas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *-wardas *-wardasu *-wardas
Accusative *-wardasanā *-wardasā *-wardas
Genitive *-wardasas *-wardaseʀā *-wardasas
Dative *-wardasumē *-wardaseʀē *-wardasumē
Instrumental *-wardasu *-wardaseʀu *-wardasu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *-wardasē *-wardasō *-wardasu
Accusative *-wardasā *-wardasā *-wardasu
Genitive *-wardaseʀō *-wardaseʀō *-wardaseʀō
Dative *-wardasēm, *-wardasum *-wardasēm, *-wardasum *-wardasēm, *-wardasum
Instrumental *-wardasēm, *-wardasum *-wardasēm, *-wardasum *-wardasēm, *-wardasum

Derived terms

Category Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-wardas not found

Descendants

  • Old English: -weardes
    • Middle English: -wardes, -wardis, -wardus
  • Old Saxon: *-wardes
    • Middle Low German: -wērdes
      • Low German: -warts
      • → Swedish: -värtes
  • Old Dutch: -wardes, *-werdes
    • Middle Dutch: -waerts, -werts
  • Old High German: -wartes, -wertes
    • Middle High German: -wertes
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