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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaidwą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms
  • *gaidwiją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-, *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape; yawn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯ð.wɑ̃/

Noun

*gaidwą n

  1. lack; want; shortage; deficiency; need

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *gaidwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaidwą *gaidwō
vocative *gaidwą *gaidwō
accusative *gaidwą *gaidwō
genitive *gaidwas, *gaidwis *gaidwǫ̂
dative *gaidwai *gaidwamaz
instrumental *gaidwō *gaidwamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *gaidu
    • Old English: gād, gǣd
    • Old Frisian: gād
    • Old Saxon: gēdia, gēdea
    • Old High German: *gaidu
      • → Latin: fārigaidus (< fara (“descendents”) +‎ *-gaidu (“lack”))
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (gaidw)
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