Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kardā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carda, carduus.

Noun

*kardā f

1. thistle, teasel

   Synonyms: *taisilu, *þistil

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kardā
Genitive	*kardōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kardā	*kardōn
Accusative	*kardōn	*kardōn
Genitive	*kardōn	*kardōnō
Dative	*kardōn	*kardōm, *kardum
Instrumental	*kardōn	*kardōm, *kardum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: karde
  • West Frisian: kaarde
• Old Saxon: karda
  • Middle Low German: kârde, karde, kârte
• Old Dutch: *karda
  • Middle Dutch: carde, caerde
    • Dutch: kaard, kaarde
• Old High German: karta f, karto m
  • Middle High German: karte, karde
    • Alemannic German: Charte
    • German: Karde