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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wardō.
Noun
*wardu f
- attention, watch, guard
- watch post, lookout
Inflection
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Singular
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*wardu
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| Genitive
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*wardā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*wardu
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*wardō
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| Accusative
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*wardā
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*wardā
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| Genitive
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*wardā
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*wardō
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| Dative
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*wardē
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*wardōm, *wardum
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| Instrumental
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*wardu
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*wardōm, *wardum
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Descendants
- Old English: weard, uueard, ward
- Old Saxon: warda
- Old Dutch: *warda (in placenames)
- Old High German: warta
- Middle High German: warte
- → Medieval Latin: warda (see there for further descendants)