Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wardu

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 *wardō.

Noun

*wardu f

attention, watch, guard
watch post, lookout

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wardu
Genitive	*wardā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wardu	*wardō
Accusative	*wardā	*wardā
Genitive	*wardā	*wardō
Dative	*wardē	wardōm, wardum
Instrumental	*wardu	wardōm, wardum

Descendants

Old English: weard, uueard
- Middle English: warde, ward
  - Scots: ward
  - English: ward
Old Saxon: warda
- Middle Low German: warde
Old Dutch: *warda (in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: wāerde
Old High German: warta
- Middle High German: warte
  - German: Warte
→ Medieval Latin: warda (see there for further descendants)

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