Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ward
Proto-West Germanic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *-wardaz.
Suffix edit
*-ward
- -ward. Forms adverbs from nouns and adjectives denoting in the direction of, facing.
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-ward | ||
| Genitive | *-wardas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ward | *-wardu | *-ward |
| Accusative | *-wardanā | *-wardā | *-ward |
| Genitive | *-wardas | *-wardeʀā | *-wardas |
| Dative | *-wardumē | *-wardeʀē | *-wardumē |
| Instrumental | *-wardu | *-wardeʀu | *-wardu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-wardē | *-wardō | *-wardu |
| Accusative | *-wardā | *-wardā | *-wardu |
| Genitive | *-wardeʀō | *-wardeʀō | *-wardeʀō |
| Dative | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum |
| Instrumental | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum |