Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galdijaz

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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to cut) or *gʰel- (to shout, sing, charm) via a sense of "bewitched/cursed (with infertility)".

Adjective

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*galdijaz

  1. unfruitful, barren, infertile

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