Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Gail

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Gailaz. Equivalent to *gail (“wanton, lustful”)

Proper noun

*Gail m

1. (Visigothic) a male given name

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Gail
Genitive	*Gailas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Gail	—
Accusative	*Gail	—
Genitive	*Gailas	—
Dative	*Gailē	—
Instrumental	*Gailu	—

Descendants

• Old English: Gālo
  • Middle English: Galo
    • English: Gale, Gayle, Gall, Jell, Kell
• Old Saxon: Gēlo
• Old High German: Geil, Gelo, Geli, Cailo
  • German: Gayl
  • → Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)
  • → Lithuanian: Gailas
  • → Polish: Gieło
  • → Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)
  • → Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)
• → Medieval Latin: Gailus (possibly influenced by or from Gothic)