Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurdōną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *wurdą (word) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*wurdōną[1]

  1. to speak

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wordōn
    • Old English: wordian
    • Old High German: *wortōn
  • Old Norse: orða

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wurdōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 475