Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizarīks

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

Etymology

From *gaizaz (“spear”) +‎ *rīks (“king, ruler”). Cognate with Celtic Gaesorix.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡai.za.riːks/

Proper noun

*Gaizarīks m

a male given name

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *Gaizarīks (consonant stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gaizarīks
vocative	*Gaizarīk
accusative	*Gaizarīkų
genitive	*Gaizarīkiz
dative	*Gaizarīki
instrumental	*Gaizarīkē

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀarīk
- Old English: *Gārrīċ
  - Middle English:
    - English: Garrick
Vandalic: *Gaisarīx
- → Latin: Gaisericus/Geisericus (which see for more)

References

^ Koch, John T., Celto-Germanic Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West

[1] Koch, John T., Celto-Germanic Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West

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