Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wer- (“to perceive, give heed, be careful”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.dɔː/

Noun

*wardō f

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wardō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wardō	*wardôz
vocative	*wardō	*wardôz
accusative	*wardǭ	*wardōz
genitive	*wardōz	*wardǫ̂
dative	*wardōi	*wardōmaz
instrumental	*wardō	*wardōmiz

Descendants

Old English: weard, ƿeard
- Middle English: warde, ward
  - Scots: ward
  - English: ward
Old Saxon: warda
- Middle Low German: warde
Frankish: *warda
- Old Dutch: warda (in placenames)
- → Medieval Latin: warda, garda, guarda, wardia (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: warta
- Middle High German: warte
  - German: Warte
Old Norse: varða
- Icelandic: varða
- Norwegian: vård, vord
- Swedish: vård

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