Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waldu

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

Unknown. Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”) (itself of uncertain origin) is sometimes mentioned as having some connection, but this is semantically unattractive, as there is no obvious connection in meaning, apart from both involving plants. Likely cognate with Latin lūtum of the same meaning, but these cannot be reconciled as formal cognates from Proto-Indo-European.[1] Therefore probably a European substrate word.

Noun

*waldu f[1]

  1. Reseda luteola, dyer's rocket

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *waldu
Genitive *waldā
Singular Plural
Nominative *waldu *waldō
Accusative *waldā *waldā
Genitive *waldā *waldō
Dative *waldē *waldōm, *waldum
Instrumental *waldu *waldōm, *waldum

Descendants

  • Old English:
  • Frankish: *walda

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*waldō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 569–570
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