Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garwiþō

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 *garwaz (“ready, prepared”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑr.wi.θɔː/

Noun

*garwiþō f[1]

  1. gear, harness, garment

Inflection

Declension of *garwiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *garwiþō *garwiþôz
vocative *garwiþō *garwiþôz
accusative *garwiþǭ *garwiþōz
genitive *garwiþōz *garwiþǫ̂
dative *garwiþōi *garwiþōmaz
instrumental *garwiþō *garwiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *garwiþu
    • Old High German: garawida
  • Old Norse: gerð, gjǫrð

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*garwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 127
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