Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaitīn

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 *gaitīnaz. Equivalent to *gait (“goat”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*gaitīn

  1. of goats, goatlike, caprine

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gaitīn
Genitive *gaitīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gaitīn *gaitīnu *gaitīn
Accusative *gaitīnanā *gaitīnā *gaitīn
Genitive *gaitīnas *gaitīneʀā *gaitīnas
Dative *gaitīnumē *gaitīneʀē *gaitīnumē
Instrumental *gaitīnu *gaitīneʀu *gaitīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gaitīnē *gaitīnō *gaitīnu
Accusative *gaitīnā *gaitīnā *gaitīnu
Genitive *gaitīneʀō *gaitīneʀō *gaitīneʀō
Dative *gaitīnēm, *gaitīnum *gaitīnēm, *gaitīnum *gaitīnēm, *gaitīnum
Instrumental *gaitīnēm, *gaitīnum *gaitīnēm, *gaitīnum *gaitīnēm, *gaitīnum

Descendants

  • Old English: gǣten
    • Middle English: *geten, *gaiten, *goten
      • English: goaten (vowel restored by analogy)
  • Old High German: geiȥīn
    • Middle High German: geiȥen
      • German: geißen
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