Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizawaldaz

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 *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”) +‎ *waldaz (“powerful, mighty”).

Proper noun

*Gaizawaldaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizawaldaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Gaizawaldaz
vocative	*Gaizawald
accusative	*Gaizawaldą
genitive	*Gaizawaldas, *Gaizawaldis
dative	*Gaizawaldai
instrumental	*Gaizawaldō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀawald
  • Old English: Gārwald
  • Old Dutch: *Gēralt
    • Middle Dutch: Gêrout
  • Old High German: Gairald
    • German: Gerold
  • → Latin: Geraldus
    • Italian: Geraldo
    • French: Gérald, Géraud
      • → English: Gerald
    • Old Catalan: Guerau
      • Catalan: Guerau, Garau, Grau
    • Portuguese: Geraldo
    • Spanish: Geraldo
• Old Norse: Geirvaldr, Geiraldr
  • Icelandic: Geirvaldur
  • Norwegian: Gjørvald
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Geirvald
  • Danish: Gyrial