Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to perceive, give heed, be careful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.ðɔː/

Noun

*wardō f

1. protection, care
2. attention, heed
3. watch post, lookout

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

• Proto-West Germanic: *wardu
  • 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)
• Old Norse: vǫrð
  • Icelandic: vörð
  • Norwegian: vård, vord
  • Swedish: vård