Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gailō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.lɔː/

Noun

*gailō f

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

Related terms

*gilją

Descendants

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

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