Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōd

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“excited, frenzied, furious”).

Adjective

*wōd

excited, energised, spirited
frenzied, obsessed
furious, angry

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wōd
Genitive	*wōdas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wōd	*wōdu	*wōd
Accusative	*wōdanā	*wōdā	*wōd
Genitive	*wōdas	*wōdeʀā	*wōdas
Dative	*wōdumē	*wōdeʀē	*wōdumē
Instrumental	*wōdu	*wōdeʀu	*wōdu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wōdē	*wōdō	*wōdu
Accusative	*wōdā	*wōdā	*wōdu
Genitive	*wōdeʀō	*wōdeʀō	*wōdeʀō
Dative	wōdēm, wōdum	wōdēm, wōdum	wōdēm, wōdum
Instrumental	wōdēm, wōdum	wōdēm, wōdum	wōdēm, wōdum

Derived terms

*wōd
*wōdijan

Descendants

Old English: wōd
- Middle English: wod, wode, wood
  - Scots: wod, wode, wud, wude, wuid
  - English: wode, wood
Old Dutch: *wōd, *wuod, *wuot
- Middle Dutch: woet, woede, woed
  - Dutch: woede
Old High German: wuot
- Middle High German: wuot
  - German: Wut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“anger”).

Noun

*wōd m

anger, fury

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wōd
Genitive	*wōdas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wōd	wōdō, wōdōs
Accusative	*wōd	*wōdā
Genitive	*wōdas	*wōdō
Dative	*wōdē	*wōdum
Instrumental	*wōdu	*wōdum

Descendants

Old English: wōd
- Middle English: wod, wode
Old Saxon: *wōd
- Middle Low German: wôt
  - German Low German: Wut (possibly borrowed from High German)
Old High German: wuot
- Middle High German: wuot
  - German: Wut