Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gauk

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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 *gaukaz.

Noun[edit]

*gauk m

  1. cuckoo

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *gauk
Genitive *gaukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gauk *gaukō, *gaukōs
Accusative *gauk *gaukā
Genitive *gaukas *gaukō
Dative *gaukē *gaukum
Instrumental *gauku *gaukum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġēac
  • Old Saxon: *gōk
  • Old Dutch: *gouk, *gōk
  • Old High German: gouh, kouch