Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizawulfaz

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”) +‎ *wulfaz (“wolf”).

Proper noun

*Gaizawulfaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizawulfaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Gaizawulfaz
vocative	*Gaizawulf
accusative	*Gaizawulfą
genitive	*Gaizawulfas, *Gaizawulfis
dative	*Gaizawulfai
instrumental	*Gaizawulfō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀwulf
  • Old English: Gārwulf
  • Old Dutch: Gērulf
    • Dutch: Gerlof, Gerolf
  • Old High German: Gērolf
    • German: Gerolf, Gerulf
    • → Latin: Gerulfus, Gerolfus
      • French: Gérulphe
      • Italian: Gerolfo
• Old Norse: Geirólfr
  • Icelandic: Geirólfur
  • Faroese: Geirolvur
  • Norwegian: Geirulf, Gjerulf