Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gilją

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): /ˈɣil.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gilją n

cleft; gully

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gilją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gilją	*giljō
vocative	*gilją	*giljō
accusative	*gilją	*giljō
genitive	giljas, gilis	*giljǫ̂
dative	*giljai	*giljamaz
instrumental	*giljō	*giljamiz

Related terms

*gailō
*guljaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *gilli
- Old High German: *gilli, *gill
  - Middle High German: gil
Old Norse: gil
- Icelandic: gil
- Faroese: gil
- → Middle English: gille, gylle
  - Scots: gil, gill, gyll
  - English: gill, ghyll

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