Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/atgaizaz

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 *at +‎ *gaizaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑt.ɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Noun

*atgaizaz m

1. spear, pike, javelin
2. (North Germanic) halberd

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *atgaizaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*atgaizaz	*atgaizōz, *atgaizōs
vocative	*atgaiz	*atgaizōz, *atgaizōs
accusative	*atgaizą	*atgaizanz
genitive	*atgaizas, *atgaizis	*atgaizǫ̂
dative	*atgaizai	*atgaizamaz
instrumental	*atgaizō	*atgaizamiz

Derived terms

• *atgaiziją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *atgaiʀ
  • Old English: ætgār, ætegār, ategār m; ætgǣre, ætgēre n (< *atgaiʀī)
    • Middle English: hategar
    • → English: atgar
  • Old Frisian: etgēr
  • Old High German: *atigēr, azgēr, azigēr
    • Middle High German: atigēr, azigēr
• Old Norse: atgeirr
  • Icelandic: atgeir
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: atgeir
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: atgeir