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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawją

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

Etymology

From earlier *gaawją (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from *ga- +‎ *awjō (“land by a waterway”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gawją n

  1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gawją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gawją *gawjō
vocative *gawją *gawjō
accusative *gawją *gawjō
genitive *gawjas, *gawis *gawjǫ̂
dative *gawjai *gawjamaz
instrumental *gawjō *gawjamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gawi
    • Old English: -ġē
    • Old Frisian: gā
    • Old Saxon: gō, gā
      • Middle Low German: gō
        • German Low German: Gohe
    • Old Dutch: gō
    • Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 (gawi)
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