Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wadi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadją.

Noun

*wadi n

wager, stake, pledge

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wadi
Genitive	*waddjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wadi	*waddju
Accusative	*wadi	*waddju
Genitive	*waddjas	*waddjō
Dative	*waddjē	*waddjum
Instrumental	*waddju	*waddjum

Descendants

Old English: wedd
- Middle English: wedde, wed
  - Scots: wed, wod, wad
Old Frisian: wedde, wed
- Saterland Frisian: Wädde
- West Frisian: wet
Old Saxon: weddi
- Middle Low German: wedde
  - German Low German: Wedde, Wedd
Old Dutch: *weddi
- Middle Dutch: wedde
  - Dutch: wedde
Old High German: wetti
- Middle High German: wette
  - German: Wette
  - Luxembourgish: Wett
→ Old French: wage, guage (> wagier, guagier)
- French: gage
- → English: wage, gage
→ Medieval Latin: wadio