Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaʀd

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gazdaz.

Noun[edit]

*gaʀd m[1]

  1. rod, staff
  2. stick, goad

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *gaʀd
Genitive *gaʀdas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gaʀd *gaʀdō, *gaʀdōs
Accusative *gaʀd *gaʀdā
Genitive *gaʀdas *gaʀdō
Dative *gaʀdē *gaʀdum
Instrumental *gaʀdu *gaʀdum

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġeard f
  • Old Saxon: gard m or f
    • Middle Low German: gart f
  • Old Dutch: *gard
  • Old High German: gart m

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84:PWGmc *gazd