Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/garwiþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garwiþō. Equivalent to *garu (“ready, prepared”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*garwiþu f

garment, gear

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*garwiþu
Genitive	*garwiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*garwiþu	*garwiþō
Accusative	*garwiþā	*garwiþā
Genitive	*garwiþā	*garwiþō
Dative	*garwiþē	garwiþōm, garwiþum
Instrumental	*garwiþu	garwiþōm, garwiþum

Descendants

Old High German: garawida

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