Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gauwjamann
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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 *gawi (“shire”) + *mann (“man”).
Noun[edit]
*gauwjamann m
Inflection[edit]
| Consonant stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *gauwjamann | |
| Genitive | *gauwjamanni | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gauwjamann | *gauwjamanni |
| Accusative | *gauwjamannu | *gauwjamanni |
| Genitive | *gauwjamanni | *gauwjamannō |
| Dative | *gauwjamanni | *gauwjamannum |
| Instrumental | *gauwjamanni | *gauwjamannum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: *ġēamann
- Old Frisian: gāmann, gāmonn
- Old Dutch: *gawiman
- >? Middle Dutch: goyman (or a corruption of Middle Dutch godeman (“man of God”)[1])
References[edit]
- ^ Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “GOD”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001