Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadją

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 Pre-Germanic *(H)wodʰyom, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”).[1] Cognate with Latin vas (“bail, surety”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɑð.jɑ̃/

    Noun

    *wadją n[1]

    1. wager, stake, pledge

    Inflection

    Declension of *wadją (neuter ja-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *wadją *wadjō
    vocative *wadją *wadjō
    accusative *wadją *wadjō
    genitive *wadjas, *wadis *wadjǫ̂
    dative *wadjai *wadjamaz
    instrumental *wadjō *wadjamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wadja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 564
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