Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”) or *gʰel- (“to shout, sing, charm”) via a sense of "bewitched/cursed (with infertility)".
*galdijaz
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *galdijaz | *galdijai | *galdijō | *galdijôz | *galdiją, *-at(ō) | *galdijō |
accusative | *galdijanǭ | *galdijanz | *galdijǭ | *galdijōz | *galdiją, *-at(ō) | *galdijō |
genitive | *galdijas, *galdīs | *galdijaizǫ̂ | *galdijaizōz | *galdijaizǫ̂ | *galdijas, *galdīs | *galdijaizǫ̂ |
dative | *galdijammai | *galdijaimaz | *galdijaizōi | *galdijaimaz | *galdijammai | *galdijaimaz |
instrumental | *galdijanō | *galdijaimiz | *galdijaizō | *galdijaimiz | *galdijanō | *galdijaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *galdijô | *galdijaniz | *galdijǭ | *galdijōniz | *galdijô | *galdijōnō |
accusative | *galdijanų | *galdijanunz | *galdijōnų | *galdijōnunz | *galdijô | *galdijōnō |
genitive | *galdīniz | *galdijanǫ̂ | *galdijōniz | *galdijōnǫ̂ | *galdīniz | *galdijanǫ̂ |
dative | *galdīni | *galdijammaz | *galdijōni | *galdijōmaz | *galdīni | *galdijammaz |
instrumental | *galdīnē | *galdijammiz | *galdijōnē | *galdijōmiz | *galdīnē | *galdijammiz |