Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwedô

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

Derived from *kweþaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷe.ðɔːː/

Noun

*kwedô m

1. sayer, speaker; he who says

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *kwedô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwedô	*kwedaniz
vocative	*kwedô	*kwedaniz
accusative	*kwedanų	*kwedanunz
genitive	*kwidiniz	*kwedanǫ̂
dative	*kwidini	*kwedammaz
instrumental	*kwidinē	*kwedammiz

Descendants

• Old High German: folkweto, widarkweto
• Old Norse: frumkveði