Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gasaljô

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 *ga- +‎ *saljô.

Noun

*gasaljô m

1. housemate, companion

Inflection

Declension of *gasaljô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gasaljô	*gasaljaniz
Vocative	*gasaljô	*gasaljaniz
Accusative	*gasaljanų	*gasaljanunz
Genitive	*gasaliniz	*gasaljanǫ̂
Dative	*gasalini	*gasaljammaz
Instrumental	*gasalinē	*gasaljammiz

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *gisellio
  • Middle Low German: geselle
    • German Low German: Geselle, Gesell
    • → Swedish: gesäll
      • → Finnish: kisälli
• Old Dutch: gisello
  • Middle Dutch: geselle
    • Dutch: gezel
• Old High German: gisellio, gisello
  • Middle High German: geselle
    • German: Geselle
    • Luxembourgish: Gesell
• Gothic: *𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (*gasalja)
  • → Late Latin: gasalian, *adgasaliare
    • Portuguese: agasalhar
    • Galician: agasallar
    • Spanish: agasajar