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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gahlaibō
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô (“messmate, comrade, companion”).
Noun
*gahlaibō m
- messmate
Declension
Masculine an-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *gahlaibō | |
Genitive | *gahlaibini | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *gahlaibō | *gahlaiban |
Accusative | *gahlaiban | *gahlaiban |
Genitive | *gahlaibini | *gahlaibanō |
Dative | *gahlaibini | *gahlaibum |
Instrumental | *gahlaibini | *gahlaibum |
Descendants
- Old High German: *galaiba, kaleibo, galeipo (dative)
- → Late Latin: compāniō (calque) (see there for further descendants)