Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gailō

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy- (“to yawn, gape”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*gailō f

  1. a gap; crevice; chasm; ravine

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *gailō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gailō *gailôz
vocative *gailō *gailôz
accusative *gailǭ *gailōz
genitive *gailōz *gailǫ̂
dative *gailōi *gailōmaz
instrumental *gailō *gailōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gailu
    • Old English: *gāl
      • >? Middle English: gale (“way, course”)
      • >? Middle English: gol (“boundary, limit”)
  • Old Norse: geil
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