Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/gaitz

This Proto-Basque 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-Basque

Adjective

*gaitz

1. bad, wicked, evil
2. poor
3. sick, ill, wretched
4. difficult

Noun

*gaitz

1. an illness

Descendants

• Aquitanian: *caiso
• Basque: gaitz, gaiso

References

• “gaitz” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk