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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy- (“to yawn, gape”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*gailō f
- a gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
Inflection
Declension of *gailō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*gailō
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*gailôz
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| vocative
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*gailō
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*gailôz
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| accusative
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*gailǭ
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*gailōz
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| genitive
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*gailōz
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*gailǫ̂
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| dative
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*gailōi
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*gailōmaz
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| instrumental
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*gailō
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*gailōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *gailu
- Old English: *gāl
- >? Middle English: gale (“way, course”)
- >? Middle English: gol (“boundary, limit”)
- Old Norse: geil