Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawi

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gawją. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *auwju.

Noun

*gawi n

1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gawi
Genitive	*gauwjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gawi	*gauwju
Accusative	*gawi	*gauwju
Genitive	*gauwjas	*gauwjō
Dative	*gauwjē	*gauwjum
Instrumental	*gauwju	*gauwjum

Derived terms

• *gauwjamann

Descendants

• Old English: -ġē
• Old Frisian: gā
  • West Frisian: gea, goa
• Old Saxon: gō, gā
  • Middle Low German: gō
    • German Low German: Gohe
• Old Dutch: gō
  • Middle Dutch: gou, gau, gō (nom.sg.), gooy (gen.sg.)
    • Dutch: gouw
• Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi
  • Middle High German: göu, göuwe, gou, geu, gäw
    • German: Gau