Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizawaldaz

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 *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”) +‎ *waldaz (“powerful, mighty”).

Proper noun

*Gaizawaldaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Gaizawaldaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gaizawaldaz
vocative	*Gaizawald
accusative	*Gaizawaldą
genitive	*Gaizawaldas, *Gaizawaldis
dative	*Gaizawaldai
instrumental	*Gaizawaldō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀwald
  • Old English: Gārwald, *Gārweald
  • Old High German: *Gerwalt
    • German: Gerold
  • Frankish: *Gaiʀwald
    • Latin: Geraldus
      • Spanish: Geraldo
      • Portuguese: Geraldo
      • Italian: Geraldo
    • French: Gérald, Géraud
      • English: Gerald
• Old Norse: *Geiraldr
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Geirvald