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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wardēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wardāną.
Verb
*wardēn
- to guard, to protect, to watch over
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wardēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *ward?dā | |
| Infinitive | *wardēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wardēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wardēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wardēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wardē | *ward?dā |
| 2nd singular | *wardēs | *ward?dēs, *ward?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *wardēþ | *ward?dē, *ward?dā |
| 1st plural | *wardēm | *ward?dum |
| 2nd plural | *wardēþ | *ward?dud |
| 3rd plural | *wardēnþ | *ward?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wardē | *ward?dī |
| 2nd singular | *wardēs | *ward?dī |
| 3rd singular | *wardē | *ward?dī |
| 1st plural | *wardēm | *ward?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *wardēþ | *ward?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *wardēn | *ward?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wardē | |
| Plural | *wardēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wardēndī | *ward?d |
Descendants
- Old English: weardian
- Middle English: warden
- English: ward
- Middle English: warden
- Old Saxon: wardon
- Middle Low German: warden, wārden
- Old Dutch: *wardon
- Middle Dutch: warden
- Dutch: warden
- Middle Dutch: warden
- Old High German: wartēn
- Middle High German: warten
- German: warten
- Hunsrik: waarte
- Luxembourgish: waarden
- Middle High German: warten
- → Medieval Latin: wardō (see there for further descendants)