Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaidwą

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

Alternative forms

  • *gaidwiją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-, *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape; yawn”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯ð.wɑ̃/

Noun

*gaidwą n

  1. lack; want; shortage; deficiency; need

Inflection

Declension of *gaidwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaidwą *gaidwō
vocative *gaidwą *gaidwō
accusative *gaidwą *gaidwō
genitive *gaidwas, *gaidwis *gaidwǫ̂
dative *gaidwai *gaidwamaz
instrumental *gaidwō *gaidwamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gaidu
    • Old English: gād, gǣd
      • ⇒ Old English: *ǣgǣde
        • Middle English: ægæde, ægede, egede
    • Old Frisian: gād
    • Old Saxon: gēdia, gēdea
    • ⇒ Lombardic: *faragaidu, *farageita
      • →⇒ Latin: farigaidus
        • ⇒ Old High German: fārigaidus (“without descendants”)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (gaidw)
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