Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gauwjamann

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 *gawją +‎ *mann-.

Noun

*gauwjamann m

1. small freeholder, yeoman, villager

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *gauwjamann (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gawwjamann	*gawwjamaniz
vocative	*gawwjaman	*gawwjamaniz
accusative	*gawwjamanų	*gawwjamanunz
genitive	*gawwjamaniz	*gawwjamanǫ̂
dative	*gawwjamani	*gawwjamanumaz
instrumental	*gawwjamanē	*gawwjamanumiz

Descendants

• Old English: *ġēamann
  • Middle English: ȝeman, yeman, yoman
    • English: yeoman
• Old Frisian: gāmann, gāmonn
• Frankish:
  • Middle Dutch: goyman (?)