Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gat

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gatą.

Noun

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*gat n[1]

  1. hole, opening

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *gat
Genitive *gatas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gat *gatu
Accusative *gat *gatu
Genitive *gatas *gatō
Dative *gatē *gatum
Instrumental *gatu *gatum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217:*gat