Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizawaldaz

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 *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”) +‎ *waldaz (“powerful, mighty”).

Proper noun

*Gaizawaldaz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizawaldaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gaizawaldaz
vocative	*Gaizawald
accusative	*Gaizawaldą
genitive	Gaizawaldas, Gaizawaldis
dative	*Gaizawaldai
instrumental	*Gaizawaldō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀwald
- Old English: Gārwald, *Gārweald
- Old High German: *Gerwalt
  - German: Gerold
- Frankish: *Gaiʀwald
  - Latin: Geraldus
    - Spanish: Geraldo
    - Portuguese: Geraldo
    - Italian: Geraldo
  - French: Gérald, Géraud
    - English: Gerald
Old Norse: *Geiraldr
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Geirvald