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 (or vice versa). It is directly related to *gudą (“god”), *gudijô (“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

a heiti for Odin
a Geat

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension 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 English: Gēat
  - → English: Geat
Old Norse: gautar pl; Gautr
- Icelandic: Gautur, Gauti
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gaut
- Old Swedish: gø̄tar pl
  - Swedish: göt
→ Ancient Greek: Γοῦται pl (Goûtai), Γαῦτοι pl (Gaûtoi)
→ Latin: Gautae pl, Gautigothi pl