Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *awAdʰ-, *audʰ- (band, weave, plait). Cognate with Latvian vads (dragnet).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*wadǭ f

  1. string; rope; chord
  2. dragnet; trawl

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *wadǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wadǭ *wadōniz
vocative *wadǭ *wadōniz
accusative *wadōnų *wadōnunz
genitive *wadōniz *wadōnǫ̂
dative *wadōni *wadōmaz
instrumental *wadōnē *wadōmiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian: *wade
  • Old Saxon: *wada
  • Old Dutch: *wada
  • Old High German: wata