Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gą̄hiþu

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 earlier *gą̄hwī̌þo, from Proto-Germanic *ganhwiþō, equivalent to *gą̄hī +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*gą̄hiþu f

1. suddenness
2. intensity, severity

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gą̄hiþu
Genitive	*gą̄hiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gą̄hiþu	*gą̄hiþō
Accusative	*gą̄hiþā	*gą̄hiþā
Genitive	*gą̄hiþā	*gą̄hiþō
Dative	*gą̄hiþē	*gą̄hiþōm, *gą̄hiþum
Instrumental	*gą̄hiþu	*gą̄hiþōm, *gą̄hiþum

Alternative reconstructions

• *gą̄hwiþu, *gą̄hīþu

Derived terms

• *gą̄hiþīg

Descendants

• Old English: ġīehþo, ġīehþu, ġīehþ
  • Middle English: gethe
• Old High German: gāhida
  • Middle High German: gæhede, gæhte, gāhte