Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Gail

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Gailaz. Equivalent to *gail (“wanton, lustful”)

Proper noun

*Gail m

  1. (Visigothic) a male given name[1]

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *Gail
Genitive *Gailas
Singular Plural
Nominative *Gail —
Accusative *Gail —
Genitive *Gailas —
Dative *Gailē —
Instrumental *Gailu —

Descendants

  • Old English: Gālo
  • Old Saxon: Gēlo
  • Old High German: Geil, Gelo, Geli, Cailo
    • German: Gayl
    • → Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)
    • → Lithuanian: Gailas
    • → Polish: Gieło
    • → Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)
    • → Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)
  • → Medieval Latin: Gailus (possibly influenced by or from Gothic)

References

  1. ^ Robert Ferguson, The Teutonic Name-System Applied To The Family Names Of France, England, & Germany, (B. and J.: 1864).
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