Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gazdaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰazdʰ-, *ǵʰast- (“rod; pole; bar; switch”). Compare Latin hasta (“shaft; spear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑz.ðɑz/

Noun

*gazdaz m

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gazdaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gazdaz	gazdōz, gazdōs
vocative	*gazd	gazdōz, gazdōs
accusative	*gazdą	*gazdanz
genitive	gazdas, gazdis	*gazdǫ̂
dative	*gazdai	*gazdamaz
instrumental	*gazdō	*gazdamiz

Synonyms

*gaidō

Related terms

*gazdiz

Derived terms

*gazdijō

Descendants

Old English: ġeard f
- Middle English: ȝearde, ȝarde, yarde (merged with descendant of *gazdijō)
  - English: yard
  - Scots: yeard, yaird
Old Saxon: gard m
- Middle Low German: gart, garde
Old Dutch: *gard m
- Middle Dutch: gaert
  - Dutch: gard, gaard
Old High German: gart m
- Middle High German: gart
  - German: Gart
Old Norse: gaddr m
- Icelandic: gaddur
- → Middle English: gadde, gad
  - English: gad
    - ⇒ English: gadfly
  - Scots: gaud
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌶𐌳𐍃 m (gazds)

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