Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wārahaidu

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 *wār (“true, reliable”) +‎ *-haidu.

Noun

*wārahaidu m

truth, verity, veracity

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wārahaidu
Genitive	*wārahaidō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wārahaidu	wārahaidiwi, wārahaidō
Accusative	*wārahaidu	*wārahaidū
Genitive	*wārahaidō	*wārahaidiwō
Dative	wārahaidiwi, wārahaidō	*wārahaidum
Instrumental	*wārahaidu	*wārahaidum

Descendants

Old Frisian: wērhēd, wērd, wīrd
- Saterland Frisian: Weerhaid
- West Frisian: wierheid
Old Saxon: wārhēd
- Middle Low German: wârhêt, wârheit
  - German Low German: Wahrheid
Old Dutch: wārheid, wārheit, wārheide
- Middle Dutch: waerhede
  - Dutch: waarheid
    - Afrikaans: waarheid
Old High German: wārheit
- Middle High German: wārheit, wōrheit
  - German: Wahrheit