Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōdaz

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 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (to be excited). Related to Latin vātēs.

Adjective edit

*wōdaz

  1. excited, energised, spirited
  2. frenzied, obsessed
  3. furious, angry
Inflection edit


Related terms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the adjective *wōdaz (excited, frenzied, furious).

Noun edit

*wōdaz m

  1. anger, fury
Inflection edit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *wōdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wōdaz *wōdōz, *wōdōs
vocative *wōd *wōdōz, *wōdōs
accusative *wōdą *wōdanz
genitive *wōdas, *wōdis *wōdǫ̂
dative *wōdai *wōdamaz
instrumental *wōdō *wōdamiz
Descendants edit
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wōd
    • Old English: wōd
    • Old Saxon: *wōd
      • Middle Low German: wôt
        • German Low German: Wut (possibly borrowed from High German)
    • Old High German: wuot
      • Middle High German: wuot
  • Old Norse: óðr