Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizawaldaz

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 *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”) +‎ *waldaz (“powerful, mighty”).

Proper noun

*Gaizawaldaz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizawaldaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gaizawaldaz
vocative	*Gaizawald
accusative	*Gaizawaldą
genitive	Gaizawaldas, Gaizawaldis
dative	*Gaizawaldai
instrumental	*Gaizawaldō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀawald
- Old English: Gārwald
- Old High German: Gairald
  - German: Gerold
- → Latin: Geraldus
  - Italian: Geraldo
  - French: Gérald, Géraud
    - → English: Gerald
  - Old Catalan: Guerau
    - Catalan: Guerau, Garau, Grau
  - Portuguese: Geraldo
  - Spanish: Geraldo
Old Norse: Geirvaldr, Geiraldr
- Icelandic: Geirvaldur
- Norwegian: Gjørvald
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Geirvald
- Danish: Gyrial