Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galgô
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձաղկ (jałk).
Pronunciation
Noun
*galgô m
- a gallows, gibbet
- Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *wargatrewą
- a rod, pole, stake
- a beam, cross-beam, rafter
Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *galgô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *galgô | *galganiz | |
vocative | *galgô | *galganiz | |
accusative | *galganų | *galganunz | |
genitive | *galginiz | *galganǫ̂ | |
dative | *galgini | *galgammaz | |
instrumental | *galginē | *galgammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *galgō
- Old Norse: galgi
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒalʒōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 124