Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gailō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *ǵʰēy- (“to yawn, gape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.lɔː/

Noun

*gailō f

1. a gap; crevice; chasm; ravine

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *gailō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gailō	*gailôz
vocative	*gailō	*gailôz
accusative	*gailǭ	*gailōz
genitive	*gailōz	*gailǫ̂
dative	*gailōi	*gailōmaz
instrumental	*gailō	*gailōmiz

Related terms

• *gilją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gailu
  • Old English: *gāl
    • >? Middle English: gale (“way, course”)
    • >? Middle English: gol (“boundary, limit”)
      • English: goal
• Old Norse: geil
  • Icelandic: geil
  • Faroese: geil