Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawi

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

From Proto-Germanic *gawją. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *auwju.

Noun edit

*gawi n

  1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection edit

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *gawi
Genitive *gauwjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gawi *gauwju
Accusative *gawi *gauwju
Genitive *gauwjas *gauwjō
Dative *gauwjē *gauwjum
Instrumental *gauwju *gauwjum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: -ġē
  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: ,
    • Middle Low German:
      • German Low German: Gohe
  • Old Dutch:
  • Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi