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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.
Noun
*oʀd m
- sharp point, spear-point, spear
- place
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*oʀd
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| Genitive
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*oʀdas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*oʀd
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*oʀdōs
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| Accusative
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*oʀd
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*oʀdā
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| Genitive
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*oʀdas
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*oʀdō
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| Dative
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*oʀdē
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*oʀdum
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| Instrumental
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*oʀdu
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*oʀdum
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Descendants
- Old English: ord
- Old Frisian: ord
- North Frisian: od
- Saterland Frisian: Oud
- West Frisian: oerd, oarde
- Old Saxon: ord
- Middle Low German: ort
- German Low German: Oort
- → Swedish: ort
- Old Dutch: ort
- Old High German: ort
- Middle High German: ort
- Bavarian: Oat
- German: Ort
- Luxembourgish: Uert
- Yiddish: אָרט (ort)
- →⇒ Old French: ordé, urdee (“pointed”)