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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardahūsą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wardaz (“guard”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑr.dɑˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*wardahūsą n[1]

  1. watch-house, guardhouse, tower

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *wardahūsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wardahūsą *wardahūsō
vocative *wardahūsą *wardahūsō
accusative *wardahūsą *wardahūsō
genitive *wardahūsas, *wardahūsis *wardahūsǫ̂
dative *wardahūsai *wardahūsamaz
instrumental *wardahūsō *wardahūsamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wardahūs
    • Old Saxon: *wardhūs
      • Middle Low German: wardehūs
    • Old High German: warthūs
      • Middle High German: warthūs
        • German: Warthaus (archaic)
  • Old Norse: varðhús
    • Icelandic: varðhús

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warda-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
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