Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadǭ

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 *awAdʰ-, *audʰ- (“band, weave, plait”). Cognate with Latvian vads (“dragnet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.dɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wadǭ f

1. string; rope; chord
2. dragnet; trawl

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *wadǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wadǭ	*wadōniz
vocative	*wadǭ	*wadōniz
accusative	*wadōnų	*wadōnunz
genitive	*wadōniz	*wadōnǫ̂
dative	*wadōni	*wadōmaz
instrumental	*wadōnē	*wadōmiz

Related terms

• *wadaz
• *wadō
• *wēdiz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *wade
  • Saterland Frisian: Woade
• Old Saxon: *wada
  • Middle Low German: wāde
• Old Dutch: *wada
  • Middle Dutch: wāde
    • Dutch: wade
• Old High German: wata
  • Middle High German: wate
    • German: Wate