Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gasaljô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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- +‎ *saljô.

Noun

*gasaljô m

housemate, companion

Inflection

Declension of *gasaljô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gasaljô	*gasaljaniz
Vocative	*gasaljô	*gasaljaniz
Accusative	*gasaljanų	*gasaljanunz
Genitive	*gasaliniz	*gasaljanǫ̂
Dative	*gasalini	*gasaljammaz
Instrumental	*gasalinē	*gasaljammiz

Descendants

Old Saxon: *gisellio
- Middle Low German: geselle
  - German Low German: Geselle, Gesell
  - → Swedish: gesäll
    - → Finnish: kisälli
Old Dutch: gisello
- Middle Dutch: geselle
  - Dutch: gezel
Old High German: gisellio, gisello
- Middle High German: geselle
  - German: Geselle
  - Luxembourgish: Gesell
Gothic: *𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (*gasalja)
- → Late Latin: gasalian, *adgasaliare
  - Portuguese: agasalhar
  - Galician: agasallar
  - Spanish: agasajar