Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gant
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to flourish, be full, swell, abound”). Cognate with Lithuanian ganėti (“to be enough, be sufficient, suffice”), Sanskrit घन (ghaná, “compact, solid, dense”), Persian آگنج (âganj, “full, complete”), Persian آکندن (âgandan, “to fill up”).
Adjective edit
*gant
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *gant | ||
| Genitive | *gantas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gant | *gantu | *gant |
| Accusative | *gantanā | *gantā | *gant |
| Genitive | *gantas | *ganteʀā | *gantas |
| Dative | *gantumē | *ganteʀē | *gantumē |
| Instrumental | *gantu | *ganteʀu | *gantu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gantē | *gantō | *gantu |
| Accusative | *gantā | *gantā | *gantu |
| Genitive | *ganteʀō | *ganteʀō | *ganteʀō |
| Dative | *gantēm, *gantum | *gantēm, *gantum | *gantēm, *gantum |
| Instrumental | *gantēm, *gantum | *gantēm, *gantum | *gantēm, *gantum |