Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaizô

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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“pointed stick, spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”).

Noun

*gaizô m

  1. a wedge-shaped piece

Inflection

Declension of *gaizô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaizô *gaizaniz
vocative *gaizô *gaizaniz
accusative *gaizanų *gaizanunz
genitive *gaiziniz *gaizanǫ̂
dative *gaizini *gaizammaz
instrumental *gaizinē *gaizammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: gāra
  • Old Frisian: gare
  • Old Saxon: gēro
  • Old High German: gēro, kēro
    • German: Gehre (“gusset”)
  • Old Norse: geiri
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