Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaurag

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 *gaur (“sad, sorrowful”) +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*gaurag

  1. poor, pitiful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gaurag
Genitive *gauragas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gaurag *gauragu *gaurag
Accusative *gauraganā *gauragā *gaurag
Genitive *gauragas *gaurageʀā *gauragas
Dative *gauragumē *gaurageʀē *gauragumē
Instrumental *gauragu *gaurageʀu *gauragu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gauragē *gauragō *gauragu
Accusative *gauragā *gauragā *gauragu
Genitive *gaurageʀō *gaurageʀō *gaurageʀō
Dative *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum
Instrumental *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *gōrag
    • Middle Low German: gōrich
  • Old High German: gōrag
    • Middle High German: gōrec
      • German: gorig (archaic), gorich (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gaura-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172
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