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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gautaz

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

The name is likely derived from the Proto-Germanic word *geutaną, meaning "to pour".

It possible that the name originated as a heiti for "men (of the tribe)", with the literal meaning "they who pour their seed". Another possibility is that they were named after the Göta Älv (The River Geat) near which they lived, and it was instead the river that carried the name "the pouring one". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.tɑz/

Noun

*gautaz m

  1. 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

  • Old English: Gēat
  • Old Norse: Gautar pl
    • Old Swedish: gø̄tar pl
  • Ancient Greek: Γοῦται pl (Goûtai), Γαῦτοι pl (Gaûtoi)
  • Latin: Gautae pl, Gautigothi pl
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