𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌼
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“earth, mud”).
Noun
𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌼 • (wahtwōm) f
- watch, vigil (dative plural)
Inflection
It is not certain whether this word is a feminine ō-stem with nominative singular *𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐌰 (*wahtwa) or a feminine ōn-stem with nominative singular *𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (*wahtwō). The attested dative plural form could point to either option, although the cognates seem to suggest an ō-stem.