Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Gaiʀwald

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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Gaizawaldaz, equivalent to Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ (“spear”) +‎ *wald (“powerful, mighty”).

Noun

*Gaiʀwald m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Gaiʀwald
Genitive	*Gaiʀwaldas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Gaiʀwald	*Gaiʀwaldō, *Gaiʀwaldōs
Accusative	*Gaiʀwald	*Gaiʀwaldā
Genitive	*Gaiʀwaldas	*Gaiʀwaldō
Dative	*Gaiʀwaldē	*Gaiʀwaldum
Instrumental	*Gaiʀwaldu	*Gaiʀwaldum

Descendants

• Old English: Gārwald, Old English: *Gārweald
• Old High German: *Gerwalt
  • German: Gerold
• Frankish: *Gaiʀwald
  • Latin: Geraldus
    • Spanish: Geraldo
    • Portuguese: Geraldo
    • Italian: Geraldo
  • French: Gérald, Géraud
    • English: Gerald