Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/badwō

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Germanic *bʰodʰweh₂ (battle)[1], from *bʰedʰh₂- (to stab, dig). Cognate with Old Irish Bodb (name of a battle goddess in the form of a crow).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*badwō f[1]

  1. battle, fight

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *badwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *badwō *badwôz
vocative *badwō *badwôz
accusative *badwǭ *badwōz
genitive *badwōz *badwǫ̂
dative *badwōi *badwōmaz
instrumental *badwō *badwōmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*badwō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47