*gaizô

Runic: ᚷᚨᛁᛉᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑi̯.zɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

a wedge-shaped piece

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (‘pointed stick, spear’), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (‘to drive, move, fling’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.gaizôgaizaniz
Acc.gaizanųgaizanunz
Gen.gaizinizgaizanǫ̂
Dat.gaizinigaizammaz
Inst.gaizinēgaizammiz
Voc.gaizôgaizaniz

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Descendants

  • *gaiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gare (Old Frisian)
  • *gaiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gāra (Old English)
      • gore, gare (Middle English)
        • gore (English)
        • gair (Scots)
  • *gaiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gēro, kēro (Old High German)
      • Gehre (German)
  • *gaiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gēro (Old Saxon)
      • gēre (Middle Low German)
  • geiri (Old Norse)
    • geiri (Faroese)
    • geiri (Icelandic)
  • geiri (Old Norse)
    • gere, gera (Old Swedish)
      • gere, gera, geere (Swedish)

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