Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gahlaibô

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 *ga- (associative prefix) +‎ *hlaibaz (“bread”) +‎ *-ô (personalizing ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑ.ˈxlɑi̯.βɔːː/

Noun

*gahlaibô m

1. messmate, comrade, companion

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *gahlaibô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gahlaibô	*gahlaibaniz
vocative	*gahlaibô	*gahlaibaniz
accusative	*gahlaibanų	*gahlaibanunz
genitive	*gahlaibiniz	*gahlaibanǫ̂
dative	*gahlaibini	*gahlaibammaz
instrumental	*gahlaibinē	*gahlaibammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gahlaibō
  • Old High German: *galaiba, kaleibo, galeipo (dative)
  • → Late Latin: compāniō (calque) (see there for further descendants)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba)