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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garwiþō

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 *garwaz (“ready, prepared”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑr.wi.θɔː/

Noun

*garwiþō f[1]

  1. gear, harness, garment

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *garwiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *garwiþō *garwiþôz
vocative *garwiþō *garwiþôz
accusative *garwiþǭ *garwiþōz
genitive *garwiþōz *garwiþǫ̂
dative *garwiþōi *garwiþōmaz
instrumental *garwiþō *garwiþōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *garwiþu
    • Old High German: garawida
  • Old Norse: gerð

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*garwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 127
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