Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganautaz

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 *ga- +‎ *nautaz, *nautą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈnɑu̯.tɑz/

Noun

*ganautaz m

  1. associate, companion, comrade
    Synonyms: *gasinþô, *gahlaibô
  2. follower

Inflection

Declension of *ganautaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ganautaz *ganautōz, *ganautōs
vocative *ganaut *ganautōz, *ganautōs
accusative *ganautą *ganautanz
genitive *ganautas, *ganautis *ganautǫ̂
dative *ganautai *ganautamaz
instrumental *ganautō *ganautamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ganaut
  • Old Norse: nautr

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Genosse”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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