Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardāną

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 *warduz (“a guard”).

Verb

*wardāną

1. to guard, protect, watch over

Descendants

• Old English: weardian
  • Middle English: warden
    • English: ward
• Old Saxon: wardōn
  • Middle Low German: warden, wārden
• Frankish: *wardōn
• Old High German: wartēn
  • Middle High German: warten
    • German: warten
    • Hunsrik: waarte
    • Luxembourgish: waarden
• Old Norse: varða
  • Old Swedish: varþa, vārdha
    • Swedish: vårda