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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurdą

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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 Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om (word).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*wurdą n

  1. word
  2. speech, saying

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *wurdą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wurdą *wurdō
vocative *wurdą *wurdō
accusative *wurdą *wurdō
genitive *wurdas, *wurdis *wurdǫ̂
dative *wurdai *wurdamaz
instrumental *wurdō *wurdamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wurda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 600