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.

Adjective

*gail

  1. wanton
  2. lustful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gail
Genitive *gailas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gail *gailu *gail
Accusative *gailanā *gailā *gail
Genitive *gailas *gaileʀā *gailas
Dative *gailumē *gaileʀē *gailumē
Instrumental *gailu *gaileʀu *gailu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gailē *gailō *gailu
Accusative *gailā *gailā *gailu
Genitive *gaileʀō *gaileʀō *gaileʀō
Dative *gailēm, *gailum *gailēm, *gailum *gailēm, *gailum
Instrumental *gailēm, *gailum *gailēm, *gailum *gailēm, *gailum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: gāl
    • Middle English: gal, gol
      • English: gole (dialectal)
  • Old Frisian: *gāl, *gēl
    • Saterland Frisian: gail (perhaps borrowed from Low German or German)
    • West Frisian: geil (possibly from Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: gēl
    • Middle Low German: geil
      • German Low German: geil
  • Old Dutch: *gēl, *geil
  • Old High German: geil, keil
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