Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waþwô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Indo-European *wat- (“curved”). Compare Latin vatius and vātrax.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.θwɔːː/

Noun

*waþwô m

curve; bend
(anatomy) muscle; calf of the leg

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *waþwô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*waþwô	*waþwaniz
vocative	*waþwô	*waþwaniz
accusative	*waþwanų	*waþwanunz
genitive	*waþwiniz	*waþwanǫ̂
dative	*waþwini	*waþwammaz
instrumental	*waþwinē	*waþwammiz

Descendants

Old Saxon: watho
- Middle Low German: wāde
  - German Low German: Waad
Old Dutch: *watho
- Middle Dutch: wade, waede, waeye
  - Dutch: wade, waai
    - Afrikaans: waai
Old High German: wado
- Middle High German: wade
  - German: Wade
  - Luxembourgish: Wued
Old Norse: vǫðvi
- Icelandic: vöðvi
- Faroese: vøddi
- Old Swedish: vaþve
  - Swedish: vad
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vodve

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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