Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaistaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-os, from *ǵʰeysd- (anger, agitation). Cognate with Sanskrit हेड (héḍa).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*gaistaz m

  1. terror, fear
  2. spirit, ghost
  3. mind

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gaistaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaistaz *gaistōz, *gaistōs
vocative *gaist *gaistōz, *gaistōs
accusative *gaistą *gaistanz
genitive *gaistas, *gaistis *gaistǫ̂
dative *gaistai *gaistamaz
instrumental *gaistō *gaistamiz

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 163