Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ward

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wardaz.

Noun[edit]

*ward m

guard, guardian

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ward
Genitive	*wardas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ward	wardō, wardōs
Accusative	*ward	*wardā
Genitive	*wardas	*wardō
Dative	*wardē	*wardum
Instrumental	*wardu	*wardum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Old English: weard
- Middle English: ward
  - Scots: ward
  - English: ward
⇒ Old Frisian: warder
Old Saxon: ward
- Middle Low German: wart, wārt (in compounds)
Old High German: wart
- Middle High German: wart
  - German: Wart

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