Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gahlaibō

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô (messmate, comrade, companion).

Noun

*gahlaibō m

  1. messmate

Declension

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *gahhlaibō
Genitive *gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban
Singular Plural
Nominative *gahhlaibō *gahhlaiban
Accusative *gahhlaiban *gahhlaiban
Genitive *gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban *gahhlaibanō
Dative *gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban *gahhlaibum
Instrumental *gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban *gahhlaibum

Descendants

  • Old High German: *galaiba, kaleibo, galeipo (dative)
  • Late Latin: compāniō (calque) (see there for further descendants)