Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gafadurjō

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 *ga- (“co-”) +‎ *fadurjō (“paternal uncle”). Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *fader (“father”) +‎ *-jō. Compare Latin compater (“first cousin, godfather”).

Noun

*gafadurjō m

1. (paternal) uncle
2. godfather

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gafadurjō
Genitive	*gafadurjini, *gafadurjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gafadurjō	*gafadurjan
Accusative	*gafadurjan	*gafadurjan
Genitive	*gafadurjini, *gafadurjan	*gafadurjanō
Dative	*gafadurjini, *gafadurjan	*gafadurjum
Instrumental	*gafadurjini, *gafadurjan	*gafadurjum

Descendants

• Old English: ġefædera
• Old Frisian: fadera
  • Saterland Frisian: Fadder
• Old Saxon: *gifadero
  • Middle Low German: gevaddere, gevādere, geveddere, gevedder
    • Low German: Gevadder, Vadder
      • → German: Vadder
• Old Dutch: *gefadero
  • Middle Dutch: gevādere
    • Dutch: gevader
• Old High German: gifatero, gevatero; gifatera
  • Middle High German: gevatere, gevater
    • German: Gevatter m or f, Vatter