Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ga-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”). Cognate with Latin cum (“with”).

Prefix

*ga-

1. Indicates association or togetherness; co-.
2. Indicates completeness or wholeness. In verbs, also indicates perfectivity (a finished action).

Derived terms

► Proto-Germanic words prefixed with *ga-

Descendants

• West Germanic: *ga-
  • Old English: ġe-
    • Middle English: ȝe-, i-, y-
      • English: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)
  • Old Frisian: ge-, e-
  • Old Saxon: gi-, ge-, ga-
    • Middle Low German: ge-
      • Low German: e-, ge-
  • Old Dutch: gi-, ge-
    • Middle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-
      • Dutch: ge-
        • Afrikaans: ge-
      • West Flemish: ge-, e-
  • Old High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-
    • Middle High German: ge-
      • Alemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)
      • German: ge-
      • Luxembourgish: ge-
      • Vilamovian: gy-
      • Yiddish: גע־‎ (ge-)
• Old Norse: g- (rare, found in e.g. gnógr, glíkr, greiðr, greiða, granni)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰- (ga-)