Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werudą

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

Uncertain, but probably an extension of *weraz with the suffix +‎ *-ud-, also seen in *hafudą, *haliþaz (oblique stem), *hakudaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ru.ðɑ̃/

Noun

*werudą n

1. band of men

Inflection

In pre-Germanic, the word declined as *wérut- in the strong cases and *werít- in the weak/oblique cases.

Declension of *werudą (irregular)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*werudą	*werudō
Vocative	*werudą	*werudō
Accusative	*werudą	*werudō
Genitive	*wiriþas, *wiriþis	*wiriþǫ̂
Dative	*wiriþai	*wiriþamaz
Instrumental	*wiriþō	*wiriþamiz

Descendants

In North Germanic the word was masculinized and saw the generalization of oblique stem *wiriþ- to the paradigm. It is attested only in the plural.

• Proto-West Germanic: *werud
  • Old English: werod, weorod
    • * Middle English: wered, werd, wird
  • Old Saxon: werud
• Old Norse: virðar
  • Icelandic: virðar