Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawją

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 earlier *gaawją (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from *ga- +‎ *awjō (“land by a waterway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gawją n

1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gawją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gawją	*gawjō
vocative	*gawją	*gawjō
accusative	*gawją	*gawjō
genitive	*gawjas, *gawis	*gawjǫ̂
dative	*gawjai	*gawjamaz
instrumental	*gawjō	*gawjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gawi
  • Old English: -ġē
  • Old Frisian: gā
    • West Frisian: gea, goa
  • Old Saxon: gō, gā
    • Middle Low German: gō
      • German Low German: Gohe
  • Old Dutch: gō
    • Middle Dutch: gou, gau, gō (nom.sg.), gooy (gen.sg.)
      • Dutch: gouw
  • Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi
    • Middle High German: göu, göuwe, gou, geu, gäw
      • German: Gau
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 (gawi)