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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 *wardaz.
Noun
*ward m
- guard, guardian
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*ward
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| Genitive
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*wardas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*ward
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*wardōs
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| Accusative
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*ward
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*wardā
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| Genitive
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*wardas
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*wardō
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| Dative
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*wardē
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*wardum
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| Instrumental
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*wardu
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*wardum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: weard
- ⇒ Old Frisian: warder
- Old Saxon: ward
- Middle Low German: wart, wārt (in compounds)
- Old High German: wart