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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaistaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-os, from *ǵʰeys- (to be angry, agitated). Cognate with Sanskrit हेड (héḍa, anger), Lithuanian žeĩsti (to wound).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*gaistaz m

  1. terror, fear
  2. spirit, ghost
  3. mind

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *gaistaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaistaz *gaistōz, *gaistōs
vocative *gaist *gaistōz, *gaistōs
accusative *gaistą *gaistanz
genitive *gaistas, *gaistis *gaistǫ̂
dative *gaistai *gaistamaz
instrumental *gaistō *gaistamiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*gaista-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 163