*waizdaz

Runic: ᚹᚨᛁᛉᛞᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑi̯z.dɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

woad

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (‘to wither; fade’). Or, from a substrate source in common with Latin vitrum (‘woad’) and Ancient Greek ἰσάτις (isátis) (isátis, ‘woad’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	waizdaz	waizdōz, waizdōs
Acc.	waizdą	waizdanz
Gen.	waizdas, waizdis	waizdǫ̂
Dat.	waizdai	waizdamaz
Inst.	waizdō	waizdamiz
Voc.	waizd	waizdōz, waizdōs

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Descendants

*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- wēd (Old Frisian)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- waisdum, guaisdium, waisda, waida (Medieval Latin)
  - guado (Italian)
  - vaud (Piedmontese)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- waisdum, guaisdium, waisda, waida (Medieval Latin)
  - guesde, gaide, waisde, waide (Old French)
    - guede (Middle French)
      - guède (French)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wēd, *weid (Old Dutch)
  - wede, weet (Middle Dutch)
    - wede (Dutch)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- wād, weard, *weald (Old English)
  - wad, wod, wadde, wode (Middle English)
    - woad (English)
    - wad, waid (Scots)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- wād, weard, *weald (Old English)
  - welde, wolde (Middle English)
    - weld, wold (English)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- weit (Old High German)
  - vejt (Czech)
  - ва́йда (vájda) (Russian)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- weit (Old High German)
  - weit (Middle High German)
    - Waid (German)
      - vajd (Danish)
      - vejde (Swedish)
*waiʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- wēd (Old Saxon)
  - wêt, weit (Middle Low German)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- wēd (Old Frisian)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- waisdum, guaisdium, waisda, waida (Medieval Latin)
  - guado (Italian)
  - vaud (Piedmontese)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- waisdum, guaisdium, waisda, waida (Medieval Latin)
  - guesde, gaide, waisde, waide (Old French)
    - guede (Middle French)
      - guède (French)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wēd, *weid (Old Dutch)
  - wede, weet (Middle Dutch)
    - wede (Dutch)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- wād, weard, *weald (Old English)
  - wad, wod, wadde, wode (Middle English)
    - woad (English)
    - wad, waid (Scots)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- wād, weard, *weald (Old English)
  - welde, wolde (Middle English)
    - weld, wold (English)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- weit (Old High German)
  - vejt (Czech)
  - ва́йда (vájda) (Russian)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- weit (Old High German)
  - weit (Middle High German)
    - Waid (German)
      - vajd (Danish)
      - vejde (Swedish)
*waid (Proto-West Germanic)
- wēd (Old Saxon)
  - wêt, weit (Middle Low German)
*𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌳𐍃 (*waisds) (Gothic)
- waisdus, waisdum, waisdo (Medieval Latin)
  - guesde (Old French)
    - guede (Middle French)
      - guède (French)

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