Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garwiþō

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 *garwaz (ready, prepared) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*garwiþō f[1]

  1. gear, harness, garment

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *garwiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *garwiþō *garwiþôz
vocative *garwiþō *garwiþôz
accusative *garwiþǭ *garwiþōz
genitive *garwiþōz *garwiþǫ̂
dative *garwiþōi *garwiþōmaz
instrumental *garwiþō *garwiþōmiz

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *garwiþu
    • Old High German: garawida
  • Old Norse: gerð

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*garwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 127