Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadaz

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.dɑz/

Noun

*wadaz m

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

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wadaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wadaz	*wadōz, *wadōs
vocative	*wad	*wadōz, *wadōs
accusative	*wadą	*wadanz
genitive	*wadas, *wadis	*wadǫ̂
dative	*wadai	*wadamaz
instrumental	*wadō	*wadamiz

Related terms

• *wadō
• *wadǭ
• *wēdiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: vaðr
  • Icelandic: vaður
  • Norwegian: vad
  • Swedish: vad
  • Danish: vod
• → Proto-Finnic: *vata (see there for further descendants)