Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gauk

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 *gaukaz.

Noun

*gauk m

  1. cuckoo

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *gauk
Genitive *gaukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gauk *gaukō, *gaukōs
Accusative *gauk *gaukā
Genitive *gaukas *gaukō
Dative *gaukē *gaukum
Instrumental *gauku *gaukum

Descendants

  • Old English: ġēac, ġǣc, ġēc
    • Middle English: ȝek, yek, yeke, ȝeac, ȝeke
  • Old Saxon: *gōk
  • Old Dutch: *gouk, *gōk
    • Middle Dutch: *gook, gooch
  • Old High German: gouh, kouch
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