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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Noun
*gauk m
- cuckoo
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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*gauk
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| Genitive
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*gaukas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*gauk
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*gaukōs
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| Accusative
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*gauk
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*gaukā
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| Genitive
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*gaukas
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*gaukō
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| Dative
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*gaukē
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*gaukum
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| Instrumental
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*gauku
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*gaukum
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Descendants
- Old English: ġēac, ġǣc, ġēc
- Old Saxon: *gōk
- Old Dutch: *gouk, *gōk
- Middle Dutch: *gook, gooch
- Old High German: gouh, kouch
- Middle High German: gouch