Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gahaitą

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 *ga- +‎ *haitą.

Noun

*gahaitą n

pledge, vow, promise

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *gahaitą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gahaitą	*gahaitō
vocative	*gahaitą	*gahaitō
accusative	*gahaitą	*gahaitō
genitive	gahaitas, gahaitis	*gahaitǫ̂
dative	*gahaitai	*gahaitamaz
instrumental	*gahaitō	*gahaitamiz

Related terms

*gahaitaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *gahait
- Old English: ġehāt
  - Middle English: hat, hot, hote
- Old Saxon: *gihēt
  - Middle Low German: gehête, geheite
    - German Low German: Geheet
- Old Dutch: gihēt, giheit m
  - Middle Dutch: geheet n
    - Dutch: geheet n (obsolete)
- Old High German: giheiz
  - Middle High German: geheiz
    - German: Geheiß
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 (gahait)

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