Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gatwǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *gʰodweh₂, derived from *getaną (“to find a way, get”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑt.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*gatwǭ f

1. street, passage

Synonyms

• *strātō

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *gatwǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gatwǭ	*gatwōniz
vocative	*gatwǭ	*gatwōniz
accusative	*gatwōnų	*gatwōnunz
genitive	*gatwōniz	*gatwōnǫ̂
dative	*gatwōni	*gatwōmaz
instrumental	*gatwōnē	*gatwōmiz

Related terms

• *gatą

Descendants

• Old Frisian: [Term?]
  • West Frisian: jat
• Old High German: gazza
  • Middle High German: gazze
    • Central Franconian: Jass, Gass
    • German: Gasse
    • Luxembourgish: Gaass
    • Yiddish: גאַס‎ (gas)
    • → Middle Dutch: gasse
      • Dutch: gas
    • Plautdietsch: Gauss
• Old Norse: gata
  • Icelandic: gata
  • Faroese: gøta
  • Norwegian: gate
  • Old Swedish: gata
    • Swedish: gata
  • Old Danish: gatæ
    • Danish: gade
  • Westrobothnian: gǫtu, gatu
  • Middle English: gate
    • Scots: gate
    • English: gait, gate
  • → Finnish: katu
  • → Lithuanian: gatvė
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍅𐍉 (gatwō)

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