Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaidwą

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

Alternative forms

• *gaidwiją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-, *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape; yawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑi̯ð.wɑ̃/

Noun

*gaidwą n

1. lack; want; shortage; deficiency; need

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *gaidwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gaidwą	*gaidwō
vocative	*gaidwą	*gaidwō
accusative	*gaidwą	*gaidwō
genitive	*gaidwas, *gaidwis	*gaidwǫ̂
dative	*gaidwai	*gaidwamaz
instrumental	*gaidwō	*gaidwamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gaidu
  • Old English: gād, gǣd
  • Old Frisian: gād
  • Old Saxon: gēdia, gēdea
  • Old High German: *gaidu
    • → Latin: fārigaidus (< fara (“descendents”) +‎ *-gaidu (“lack”))
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (gaidw)