Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gailaz

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 *gʰoylos (frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton). Cognate of Proto-Balto-Slavic *gailas.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*gailaz

  1. merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful

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Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gail
    • Old English: gāl
      • Middle English: gal, gol
        • English: gole (dialectal)
    • Old Frisian: *gāl, *gēl
      • Saterland Frisian: gail (perhaps borrowed from Low German or German)
      • West Frisian: geil (possibly from Dutch)
    • Old Saxon: gēl
      • Middle Low German: geil
        • German Low German: geil
    • Old Dutch: *gēl, *geil
    • Old High German: geil, keil
  • Old Norse: *geilr, geiligr
  • Vandalic: *gaila- (early), *gēla- (late)