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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawją

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 earlier *gaawją (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from collective *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gawją n

  1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *gawją (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gawją *gawjō
vocative *gawją *gawjō
accusative *gawją *gawjō
genitive *gawjas, *gawis *gawjǫ̂
dative *gawjai *gawjamaz
instrumental *gawjō *gawjamiz

Derived terms
  • *gawjamann- (“yeoman”)

Descendants
  • Old English: ġēa
  • Old Frisian: gā
  • Old Saxon: gō, gā
    • Middle Low German: gō
      • German Low German: Gohe
  • Old Dutch: gō
    • Middle Dutch: gou, gau, gō; gooy (genitive)
      • Dutch: gouw (other forms in placenames: Fivelgo, Hunsingo, Oostergoo, het Gooi)
  • Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi
    • Middle High German: göu
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