Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/badwō
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
edit*badwō f[1]
Inflection
editō-stemDeclension of *badwō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *badwō | *badwôz | |
vocative | *badwō | *badwôz | |
accusative | *badwǭ | *badwōz | |
genitive | *badwōz | *badwǫ̂ | |
dative | *badwōi | *badwōmaz | |
instrumental | *badwō | *badwōmiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *badu
- Old Norse: bǫð
- Gothic: *𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌿𐍃 (*badus)
- →⇒? Latin: battuō (alternatively, possibly from a Celtic source)