Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to stride, step”),[1][2] but Kroonen rejects this derivation and treats the root as having no known etymology, also rejecting connections with Lithuanian guvus (“agile, quick”).[3]
*ganhuz
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *ganhuz | *ganhwijai | *ganhwī | *ganhwijôz | *ganhų, *-jatō | *ganhwijō |
accusative | *ganhwijanǭ | *ganhwijanz | *ganhwijǭ | *ganhwijōz | *ganhų, *-jatō | *ganhwijō |
genitive | *ganhwijas, *ganhwīs | *ganhwijaizǫ̂ | *ganhwijaizōz | *ganhwijaizǫ̂ | *ganhwijas, *ganhwīs | *ganhwijaizǫ̂ |
dative | *ganhwijammai | *ganhwijaimaz | *ganhwijaizōi | *ganhwijaimaz | *ganhwijammai | *ganhwijaimaz |
instrumental | *ganhwijanō | *ganhwijaimiz | *ganhwijaizō | *ganhwijaimiz | *ganhwijanō | *ganhwijaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *ganhwijô | *ganhwijaniz | *ganhwijǭ | *ganhwijōniz | *ganhwijô | *ganhwijōnō |
accusative | *ganhwijanų | *ganhwijanunz | *ganhwijōnų | *ganhwijōnunz | *ganhwijô | *ganhwijōnō |
genitive | *ganhwīniz | *ganhwijanǫ̂ | *ganhwijōniz | *ganhwijōnǫ̂ | *ganhwīniz | *ganhwijanǫ̂ |
dative | *ganhwīni | *ganhwijammaz | *ganhwijōni | *ganhwijōmaz | *ganhwīni | *ganhwijammaz |
instrumental | *ganhwīnē | *ganhwijammiz | *ganhwijōnē | *ganhwijōmiz | *ganhwīnē | *ganhwijammiz |