Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gautaz

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

The theonym (“heiti of Odin”) is likely derived from the third-person singular past tense *gaut of the Proto-Germanic verb *geutaną (“to pour”), thus making also the mythical ancestor *Gautaz (“he who has poured (out libations)”), while the ethnonym was derived from this meaning. It is directly related to *gudą (“god”), *gudjô (“priest”), and *gutô (“Goth”), all being descended from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Vedic Sanskrit होतृ (hótṛ, “priest (hotr), sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.tɑz/

Noun

*gautaz m

  1. a heiti for Odin
  2. a Geat

Inflection

Declension of *gautaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gautaz *gautōz, *gautōs
vocative *gaut *gautōz, *gautōs
accusative *gautą *gautanz
genitive *gautas, *gautis *gautǫ̂
dative *gautai *gautamaz
instrumental *gautō *gautamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *Gaut
  • Old Norse: gautar pl; Gautr
  • Gothic:
    • → Latin: Gapt [Jordanes]
  • → Ancient Greek: Γοῦται pl (Goûtai), Γαῦτοι pl (Gaûtoi)
  • → Latin: Gautae pl, Gautigothi pl
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