Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gauþą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, shout to, invoke”).

Noun

*gauþą n

  1. barking
  2. mockery

Inflection

Declension of *gauþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gauþą *gauþō
vocative *gauþą *gauþō
accusative *gauþą *gauþō
genitive *gauþas, *gauþis *gauþǫ̂
dative *gauþai *gauþamaz
instrumental *gauþō *gauþamiz

Descendants

Note: Some descendants were apparently derived from a remodelled feminine, derived from the plural.

  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gauþu f
  • Old Norse: *gauð n (“a poltroon, coward”)
  • ⇒ Old Norse: gauð f (“a barking”)
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