Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/audaz

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

Related to *audanaz (“granted, given”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.ðɑz/

Noun

*audaz m

1. wealth, riches

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *audaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*audaz	*audōz, *audōs
vocative	*aud	*audōz, *audōs
accusative	*audą	*audanz
genitive	*audas, *audis	*audǫ̂
dative	*audai	*audamaz
instrumental	*audō	*audamiz

Derived terms

• *audagaz
• *Audawakraz
• *Audawiniz
• *Audawulfaz

Descendants

• Old English: ēad
  • Middle English: ead, ed
• Old Saxon: ōd
• Frankish: *aud; *alaud, *allaud
  • → Latin: allodium
• Old High German: ōt
• Old Norse: auðr
  • Icelandic: auður
  • Faroese: eyður
  • Old Swedish: øþer, ø̄þer
    • Swedish: öd
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 (audahafts)

Further reading

• "öd" in Nationalencyklopedins svenska ordbok (NEO) online.