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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Deverbal formations from the root of *waldaną (“to rule”).
Noun
*waldaz m
- wielder
- ruler
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *waldaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *waldaz | *waldōz, *waldōs | |
| vocative | *wald | *waldōz, *waldōs | |
| accusative | *waldą | *waldanz | |
| genitive | *waldas, *waldis | *waldǫ̂ | |
| dative | *waldai | *waldamaz | |
| instrumental | *waldō | *waldamiz | |
Compounds
- *Gaizawaldaz
- *harjawaldaz
- *Harjawaldaz
- *Raginawaldaz
- *Waldaharjaz
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wald (see there for further descendants)
- Old Norse: valdr
Adjective
*waldaz
- powerful, mighty
- reigning, ruling, having authority
Inflection
Declension of *waldaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *waldaz | *waldai | *waldō | *waldôz | *waldą, -atō | *waldō |
| Accusative | *waldanǭ | *waldanz | *waldǭ | *waldōz | *waldą, -atō | *waldō |
| Genitive | *waldas, -is | *waldaizǫ̂ | *waldaizōz | *waldaizǫ̂ | *waldas, -is | *waldaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *waldammai | *waldaimaz | *waldaizōi | *waldaimaz | *waldammai | *waldaimaz |
| Instrumental | *waldanō | *waldaimiz | *waldaizō | *waldaimiz | *waldanō | *waldaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *waldô | *waldaniz | *waldǭ | *waldōniz | *waldô | *waldōnō |
| Accusative | *waldanų | *waldanunz | *waldōnų | *waldōnunz | *waldô | *waldōnō |
| Genitive | *waldiniz | *waldanǫ̂ | *waldōniz | *waldōnǫ̂ | *waldiniz | *waldanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *waldini | *waldammaz | *waldōni | *waldōmaz | *waldini | *waldammaz |
| Instrumental | *waldinē | *waldammiz | *waldōnē | *waldōmiz | *waldinē | *waldammiz |
Derived terms
- *gawaldaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *gawald
- Middle High German: gewalt (“enormous”)
- Proto-West Germanic: *gawald
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wald
- Old English: weald
- Old Norse: valdr (“causing”)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) , “*walđaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 443