NODE / 0882reconstructedProto-Germanic

*wardaz

TRANSLITERATION *wardaz

guard; guardian

DATE: Proto-Germanic
SENSE: guardian germanic
FAMILY: Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:5:wardaz:reconstructed:sense:guardian-germanic

The reconstructed Germanic form behind Old English weard.

This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed o-grade formation · watching o grade formation

*wor-to-

watching; guarding formation

SOUND: Proto-Germanic *wardaz reflects the suffixed o-grade formation *wor-to-.
MEANING: A guard noun develops from watching.
SCHOLAR: Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Indo-European Root: wer-3supportswer-3: suffixed o-grade *wor-to- to Germanic *wardaz

Publishes the reconstructed derivation.

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Old English · Old English · guardian keeper

weard

guardian; keeper

SOUND: Old English weard reflects Proto-Germanic *wardaz.
MEANING: Guardian and keeper continue the watch field.
SCHOLAR: Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Indo-European Root: wer-3supportswer-3: Germanic *wardaz to Old English weard

Publishes the Germanic form and English reflex.

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES: 4
REVIEWED EDGES: 4
DEEPEST PATH: 4
MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED: 1

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STEP 01inheritanceestablished

Proto-Germanic*wardaz→Old English · Old Englishweardguardian; keeper

SOUND: Old English weard reflects Proto-Germanic *wardaz.
MEANING: Guardian and keeper continue the watch field.

Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 881 ↗

Indo-European Root: wer-3 · wer-3: Germanic *wardaz to Old English weard ↗

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STEP 02compound componentestablished

Old Englishweard→Old English · Old Englishhlāfordlord; master; loaf guardian

SOUND: Old English hlāford contains weard as its guardian or keeper component.
MEANING: Guardian supplies the keeping role beside the provision symbolized by loaf.

Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 880 ↗

Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: hlāf plus weard keeper ↗

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STEP 03continuationestablished

Old Englishhlāford→Middle English · Middle Englishloverdlord; master

SOUND: Middle English loverd continues Old English hlāford with phonological reduction.
MEANING: A household master term develops through medieval rank and title uses.

Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 849 ↗

Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Middle English loverd from Old English hlāford ↗Lord — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: Middle English loverd from Old English hlāford ↗

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Middle Englishloverd→Present-Day English · before the 12th century–todaylordruler; master; titled man

SOUND: Middle English loverd or lord reduces to modern lord, with loss of the unstressed medial vowel and stabilized spelling.
MEANING: The master and title senses continue while the compound becomes opaque.

Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 848 ↗

Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology and First Known Use ↗Lord — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

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EDITORIAL REUSE