Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galgô

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 *ǵʰolgʰ- ~ *ǵʰolg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”), a root with irregular variation. Cognate with Lithuanian žalgà (“long, thin stake”), Old Armenian ձաղկ (jałk, “rod, stick”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣal.ɣɔːː/

Noun

*galgô m[1][2]

  1. a gallows, gibbet
    Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *wargatrewą
  2. a rod, pole, stake
    Synonyms: *rōdō, *skaftaz, *spaluz, *stakô, *stauraz, *tainaz
  3. a beam, cross-beam, rafter
    Synonyms: *bagmaz, *balkô

Inflection

Declension of *galgô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *galgô *galganiz
vocative *galgô *galganiz
accusative *galganų *galganunz
genitive *galginiz *galganǫ̂
dative *galgini *galgammaz
instrumental *galginē *galgammiz

Derived terms

  • *galgatrewą

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*galgan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 165
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒalʒōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 124
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