Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawją

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*gawją n

  1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection[edit]

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[edit]