Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wardamann

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

From Proto-Germanic *wardamann-. Equivalent to *ward +‎ *mann.

Noun

*wardamann m

1. watchman, warder

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wardamann
Genitive	*wardamanni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wardamann	*wardamanni
Accusative	*wardamannu	*wardamanni
Genitive	*wardamanni	*wardamannō
Dative	*wardamanni	*wardamannum
Instrumental	*wardamanni	*wardamannum

Descendants

• Old English: weardmann
  • Middle English: wardman
    • English: wardsman
• Old Saxon: *wardman
  • Middle Low German: wardeman
• Old High German: wartman
  • Middle High German: wartman
    • German: Wartmann (archaic)