Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaurag

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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 *gaur (sad, sorrowful) +‎ *-g.

Adjective[edit]

*gaurag

  1. poor, pitiful

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gaurag
Genitive *gauragas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gaurag *gauragu *gaurag
Accusative *gauraganā *gauragā *gaurag
Genitive *gauragas *gaurageʀā *gauragas
Dative *gauragumē *gaurageʀē *gauragumē
Instrumental *gauragu *gaurageʀu *gauragu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gauragē *gauragō *gauragu
Accusative *gauragā *gauragā *gauragu
Genitive *gaurageʀō *gaurageʀō *gaurageʀō
Dative *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum
Instrumental *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum *gauragēm, *gauragum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *gōrag
  • Old High German: gōrag

Further reading[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gaura-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172