Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaidō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, hurl, fling; missile, projectile”). Cognate with Sanskrit हेति (heti, “missile, projectile”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.ðɔː/

Noun

*gaidō f

prickle; point; ord
Synonyms: *gazdaz, *gazdiz, *gazdijō

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *gaidō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gaidō	*gaidôz
vocative	*gaidō	*gaidôz
accusative	*gaidǭ	*gaidōz
genitive	*gaidōz	*gaidǫ̂
dative	*gaidōi	*gaidōmaz
instrumental	*gaidō	*gaidōmiz

Descendants

Old English: gād
- Middle English: gode, goode, goude, gwode
  - English: goad
  - Scots: gad, gade, gaid
Langobardic: *gaida
Gothic: *𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (*gaida) (possibly in personal names)
→ Finnish: kaita (possibly, or loaned from a related term)

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