Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gafadurjō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- (“co-”) +‎ *fadurjō (“paternal uncle”). Compare Latin compater (“first cousin, godfather”).

Noun

*gafadurjō m

(paternal) uncle
godfather

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gafadurjō
Genitive	*gafadurjini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gafadurjō	*gafadurjan
Accusative	*gafadurjan	*gafadurjan
Genitive	*gafadurjini	*gafadurjanō
Dative	*gafadurjini	*gafadurjum
Instrumental	*gafadurjini	*gafadurjum

Descendants

Old English: ġefædera
Old Saxon: *gifadero
- Middle Low German: gevaddere, gevādere, geveddere, gevedder
  - Low German: Gevadder, Vadder
    - → German: Vadder
Old Dutch: *gefadero
- Middle Dutch: gevādere
  - Dutch: gevader
Old High German: gifatero, gevatero; gifatera
- Middle High German: gevatere, gevater
  - German: Gevatter m or f, Vatter