*gawją

Runic: ᚷᚨᚹᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑu̯.jɑ̃/

noun · neuter · ja-stem

Meanings

district, shire, region, area

Etymology

From earlier *gaawją (‘riverlands, lakeside land’), from *ga- + *awjō (‘land by a waterway’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.gawjągawjō
Acc.gawjągawjō
Gen.gawjas, gawisgawjǫ̂
Dat.gawjaigawjamaz
Inst.gawjōgawjamiz
Voc.gawjągawjō

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Descendants

  • *gawi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ġē, -ġea (Old English)
  • *gawi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gō (Old Dutch)
      • gou, gau, gō, gooy (Middle Dutch)
        • gouw (Dutch)
  • *gawi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gā (Old Frisian)
      • gea, goa (West Frisian)
  • *gawi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gawi, gewi, gowi (Old High German)
      • göu, göuwe, gou, geu, gäw (Middle High German)
        • Gau (German)
  • *gawi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gō, gā (Old Saxon)
      • gō (Middle Low German)
        • Gohe (German Low German)
  • 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 (gawi) (Gothic)

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