Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/audaz

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

Related to *audanaz (“granted, given”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.ðɑz/

Noun

*audaz m

1. wealth, riches

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *audaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*audaz	*audōz, *audōs
vocative	*aud	*audōz, *audōs
accusative	*audą	*audanz
genitive	*audas, *audis	*audǫ̂
dative	*audai	*audamaz
instrumental	*audō	*audamiz

Derived terms

• *audagaz
• *Audawakraz
• *Audawiniz
• *Audawulfaz
• *Audawarduz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aud
  • Old English: ēad
    • Middle English: ead, ed
  • Old Saxon: ōd
  • Old High German: ōt
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: auðr
    • Icelandic: auður
    • Faroese: eyður
    • Old Swedish: ø̄þer
      • Swedish: öd

• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 (audahafts)

Further reading

• "öd" in Nationalencyklopedins svenska ordbok (NEO) online.