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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaidwą
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *gaidwiją
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-, *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape; yawn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯ð.wɑ̃/
Noun
*gaidwą n
- lack; want; shortage; deficiency; need
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *gaidwą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gaidwą | *gaidwō | |
| vocative | *gaidwą | *gaidwō | |
| accusative | *gaidwą | *gaidwō | |
| genitive | *gaidwas, *gaidwis | *gaidwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gaidwai | *gaidwamaz | |
| instrumental | *gaidwō | *gaidwamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: gād, gǣd
- Old Frisian: gād
- Old Saxon: gēdia, gēdea
- Old High German: (Langobardic) *gaidu
- → Latin: fārigaidus (< (Langobardic) fara (“descendents”) + *-gaidu (“lack”))
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (gaidw)