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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 earlier *gaawją (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*gawją n
- district, shire, region, area
Inflection
Declension of *gawją (neuter ja-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*gawją
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*gawjō
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| vocative
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*gawją
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*gawjō
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| accusative
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*gawją
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*gawjō
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| genitive
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*gawjas, *gawis
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*gawjǫ̂
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| dative
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*gawjai
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*gawjamaz
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| instrumental
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*gawjō
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*gawjamiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *gawi
- Old English: -ġē, -ġea
- Old Frisian: gā
- Old Saxon: gō, gā
- Old Dutch: gō
- Middle Dutch: gou, gau, gō (nom.sg.), gooy (gen.sg.)
- Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi
- Middle High German: göu, göuwe, gou, geu, gäw
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 (gawi)