Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardō

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 *wer- (“to perceive, give heed, be careful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.dɔː/

Noun

*wardō f

1. protection, care
2. attention, heed
3. watch post, lookout

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wardō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wardō	*wardôz
vocative	*wardō	*wardôz
accusative	*wardǭ	*wardōz
genitive	*wardōz	*wardǫ̂
dative	*wardōi	*wardōmaz
instrumental	*wardō	*wardōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: weard, uueard
  • Middle English: warde, ward
    • Scots: ward
    • English: ward
• Old Saxon: warda
  • Middle Low German: warde
• Frankish: *warda
• Old High German: warta
  • Middle High German: warte
    • German: Warte
• Old Norse: varða
  • Icelandic: varða
  • Norwegian: vård, vord
  • Swedish: vård