Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadō

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 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *awAdʰ-, *audʰ- (band, weave, plait). Cognate with Latvian vads (dragnet).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*wadō f

  1. string; rope; chord
  2. dragnet; trawl

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *wadō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wadō *wadôz
vocative *wadō *wadôz
accusative *wadǭ *wadōz
genitive *wadōz *wadǫ̂
dative *wadōi *wadōmaz
instrumental *wadō *wadōmiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wadu
  • Old High German: wata