Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waiʀdīn

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

From *waiʀd (“woad”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*waiʀdīn

  1. made of woad
  2. bluish, woaden

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *waiʀdīn
Genitive *waiʀdīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *waiʀdīn *waiʀdīnu *waiʀdīn
Accusative *waiʀdīnanā *waiʀdīnā *waiʀdīn
Genitive *waiʀdīnas *waiʀdīneʀā *waiʀdīnas
Dative *waiʀdīnumē *waiʀdīneʀē *waiʀdīnumē
Instrumental *waiʀdīnu *waiʀdīneʀu *waiʀdīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *waiʀdīnē *waiʀdīnō *waiʀdīnu
Accusative *waiʀdīnā *waiʀdīnā *waiʀdīnu
Genitive *waiʀdīneʀō *waiʀdīneʀō *waiʀdīneʀō
Dative *waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum *waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum *waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum
Instrumental *waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum *waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum *waiʀdīnēm, *waiʀdīnum

Descendants

  • Old English: wǣden
  • Old Frisian: wēden
    • North Frisian: (mainland dialects) ween (“blue”)
  • Old Saxon: *wēdīn
    • Middle Low German: wêden
  • Old High German: weitīn
    • Middle High German: weitīn
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