Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardahūsą

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 *wardaz (“guard”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.dɑˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun edit

*wardahūsą n^[1]

watch-house, guardhouse, tower

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wardahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wardahūsą	*wardahūsō
vocative	*wardahūsą	*wardahūsō
accusative	*wardahūsą	*wardahūsō
genitive	wardahūsas, wardahūsis	*wardahūsǫ̂
dative	*wardahūsai	*wardahūsamaz
instrumental	*wardahūsō	*wardahūsamiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *wardahūs
- Old Saxon: *wardhūs
  - Middle Low German: wardehūs
- Old High German: warthūs
  - Middle High German: warthūs
    - German: Warthaus (archaic)
Old Norse: varðhús
- Icelandic: varðhús

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warda-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warda-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448

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