Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/durawardaz
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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 *durz (“door”) + *wardaz (“guard”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*durawardaz m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *durawardaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *durawardaz | *durawardōz, *durawardōs | |
| vocative | *duraward | *durawardōz, *durawardōs | |
| accusative | *durawardą | *durawardanz | |
| genitive | *durawardas, *durawardis | *durawardǫ̂ | |
| dative | *durawardai | *durawardamaz | |
| instrumental | *durawardō | *durawardamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: dūruweard
- Middle English: dōrward
- Old High German: torwart, turiwart, torwarto (<durawardô)
- Old Norse: dyrvǫrðr, dyravǫrðr (form changed to genitival compound)
- Icelandic: dyravörður
- Faroese: duravørður (modern adaptation of the Icelandic or Old Norse word)
- Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (daurawards)
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dura-wardaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79