Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/badwō

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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *bʰodʰweh₂ (battle)[1], from *bʰedʰh₂- (to stab, dig). Cognate with Old Irish Bodb (name of a battle goddess in the form of a crow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*badwō f[1]

  1. battle, fight
    Synonyms: *gunþiz, *haþuz, *hildiz, *wīgą

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *badwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *badwō *badwôz
vocative *badwō *badwôz
accusative *badwǭ *badwōz
genitive *badwōz *badwǫ̂
dative *badwōi *badwōmaz
instrumental *badwō *badwōmiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*badwō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47