Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurdōną

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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

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Etymology

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From *wurdą (word) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*wurdōną[1]

  1. to speak

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *wordōn
    • Old English: wordian
    • Old High German: *wortōn
  • Old Norse: orða

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wurdōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 475