Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gagadō
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]*gagadō m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine an-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *gagadō | |
| Genitive | *gagadini, *gagadan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gagadō | *gagadan |
| Accusative | *gagadan | *gagadan |
| Genitive | *gagadini, *gagadan | *gagadanō |
| Dative | *gagadini, *gagadan | *gagadum |
| Instrumental | *gagadini, *gagadan | *gagadum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: ġegada
- Old Saxon: gigado
- Old Dutch: *gigado
- Middle Dutch: gegāde
- Old High German: gigato
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192: “PWGmc *gagadō”