Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawi

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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gawi n

1. district, shire, region, area

Inflection

neuter i-stemDeclension of *gawi (neuter i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gawi	*gawī
vocative	*gawi	*gawī
accusative	*gawi	*gawī
genitive	*gawīz	*gawjǫ̂
dative	*gawī	*gawimaz
instrumental	*gawī	*gawimiz

Derived terms

• *gawjamann- (“yeoman”)

Descendants

• Old English: ġēa
• Old Frisian: gā
  • West Frisian: gea, goa
• Old Saxon: gō, gā
  • Middle Low German: gō
    • German Low German: Gohe
• Old Dutch: gō
  • Middle Dutch: gou, gau, gō; gooy (genitive)
    • Dutch: gouw (other forms in placenames: Fivelgo, Hunsingo, Oostergoo, het Gooi)
• Old High German: gawi, gewi, gowi
  • Middle High German: göu
    • German: Gau
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 (gawi)