Proto-Germanic *wardaz reflects the suffixed o-grade formation *wor-to-.
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*wardaz
guard; guardian
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed o-grade formation · watching o grade formation*wor-to-
watching; guarding formation
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A guard noun develops from watching.
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Indo-European Root: wer-3wer-3: suffixed o-grade *wor-to- to Germanic *wardaz
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