Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gibidaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *gibidô

Etymology

Likely from *gebaną (“to give”) + Proto-Indo-European *-tós, meaning "the gifted ones" or "the generous ones".[1] More at Gepids.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣi.βi.ðɑz/

Noun

*gibidaz m

  1. a Gepid

Inflection

Declension of *gibidaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gibidaz *gibidōz, *gibidōs
vocative *gibid *gibidōz, *gibidōs
accusative *gibidą *gibidanz
genitive *gibidas, *gibidis *gibidǫ̂
dative *gibidai *gibidamaz
instrumental *gibidō *gibidamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: Gefðum (dat. pl.), Gifðum (dat. pl.)
  • Gothic: *𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 (*gibiþs)
    • → Ancient Greek: Γήπαιδες pl (Gḗpaides)
    • → Latin: Gipedae pl, Gepidae pl, Gipidēs pl, Gebodorum (gen. pl.) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Neumann, Günter (1998), "Gepiden §1. Namenkundliches", Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde, 11 (2 ed.), →ISBN, pp. 115–118
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