*gaidwą

Runic: ᚷᚨᛁᛞᚹᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑi̯ð.wɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

lack; want; shortage; deficiency; need

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-, *ǵʰeh₂- (‘to gape; yawn’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.gaidwągaidwō
Acc.gaidwągaidwō
Gen.gaidwas, gaidwisgaidwǫ̂
Dat.gaidwaigaidwamaz
Inst.gaidwōgaidwamiz
Voc.gaidwągaidwō

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Descendants

  • *gaidu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gād (Old Frisian)
    • gēdia, gēdea (Old Saxon)
  • *gaidu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *faragaidu, *farageita (Lombardic)
      • farigaidus (Latin)
        • fārigaidus (Old High German)
  • *gaidu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gād, gǣd (Old English)
      • *ǣgǣde (Old English)
        • ægæde, ægede, egede (Middle English)
  • 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (gaidw) (Gothic)

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