Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wuldrą

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 Pre-Germanic *wl̥tróm or *wl̥dʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwul.drɑ̃/

Noun

*wuldrą n

1. glory

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wuldrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wuldrą	*wuldrō
vocative	*wuldrą	*wuldrō
accusative	*wuldrą	*wuldrō
genitive	*wuldras, *wuldris	*wuldrǫ̂
dative	*wuldrai	*wuldramaz
instrumental	*wuldrō	*wuldramiz

Related terms

• *wulþuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wuldr
  • Old English: wuldor, wulder
    • Middle English: wulder
  • Old High German: Vuldar

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN