Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Ansuwaldaz

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

From *ansuz (“deity”) +‎ *waldą (“authority”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.su.ˌwɑl.ðɑz/

Proper noun

*Ansuwaldaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Ansuwaldaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Ansuwaldaz
vocative	*Ansuwald
accusative	*Ansuwaldą
genitive	*Ansuwaldas, *Ansuwaldis
dative	*Ansuwaldai
instrumental	*Ansuwaldō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Ansuwald
  • Old English: Ōsweald
    • Middle English: Oswald
      • English: Oswald
  • Old High German: Answalt
    • German: Answald
  • → Latin: Ansoaldus
    • Italian: Ansaldo
• Proto-Norse: *ᚨᛊᚢᚹᚨᛚᛞᚨᛉ (*asuwaldaʀ)
  • Old Norse: Ásvaldr
    • Icelandic: Ásvaldur
    • Faroese: Ásvaldur
    • Norwegian: Åsvald
• → Latin: Osvaldus
  • Italian: Osvaldo
  • Spanish: Osvaldo
  • Portuguese: Osvaldo