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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waldō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unknown. The Germanic word *walþuz (“forest”) is mention as having some form of conection. Cognate with Latin lutum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.dɔː/
Noun
*waldō f[1]
- Reseda luteola, dyer's rocket
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *waldō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *waldō | *waldôz | |
| vocative | *waldō | *waldôz | |
| accusative | *waldǭ | *waldōz | |
| genitive | *waldōz | *waldǫ̂ | |
| dative | *waldōi | *waldōmaz | |
| instrumental | *waldō | *waldōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old English:
- Middle English: wēld, wolde
- English: weld
- Middle English: wēld, wolde
- Frankish: *walda
- Old Dutch: *walda
- Middle Dutch: wolde, woulde
- Dutch: wouw
- → German: Wau
- Dutch: wouw
- Middle Dutch: wolde, woulde
- → French: gaude
- → Spanish: gualda
- Old Dutch: *walda
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*waldō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 569/570