Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gautaz
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The theonym (“heiti of Odin”) is likely derived from the third-person singular past tense *gaut of the Proto-Germanic verb *geutaną (“to pour”), thus making also the mythical ancestor *Gautaz (“he who has poured (out libations)”), while the ethnonym was derived from this meaning. It is directly related to *gudą (“god”), *gudjô (“priest”), and *gutô (“Goth”), all being descended from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Vedic Sanskrit होतृ (hótṛ, “priest (hotr), sacrifice”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*gautaz m
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *gautaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *gautaz | *gautōz, *gautōs | |
vocative | *gaut | *gautōz, *gautōs | |
accusative | *gautą | *gautanz | |
genitive | *gautas, *gautis | *gautǫ̂ | |
dative | *gautai | *gautamaz | |
instrumental | *gautō | *gautamiz |