Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawją

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*gawją n

  1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection edit

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

Descendants edit