Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganutaz

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

Alternative forms

*ganitaz, *gunutaz, *ganutô, *ganitô

Etymology

From *gans +‎ *-utaz.

Noun

*ganutaz m

waterfowl, gander
seabird

Inflection

Declension of *ganutaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ganutaz	*ganutōz, -ōs
Vocative	*ganut	*ganutōz, -ōs
Accusative	*ganutą	*ganutanz
Genitive	*ganutas, -is	*ganutǫ̂
Dative	*ganutai	*ganutamaz
Instrumental	*ganutō	*ganutamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *ganut, *ganit, *gunut, *ganutō, *ganitō
- Old English: ganot, ganet
  - Middle English: ganet, ganat, gante
    - English: gannet
    - Yola: gannt
- Old Frisian: *ganet, *gant, *genet, *gent
  - Saterland Frisian: Gant, Gont
  - West Frisian: gent, gint
- Old Saxon: *ganuto, *ganto, *genito, *gento
  - Middle Low German: gante, gente, gant
- Old Dutch: *ganit, *genit
  - Middle Dutch: *gant, gent, ghent
    - Dutch: gent, (dialectal) gant
- Old High German: ganazzo, ganzo
  - Middle High German: ganze
    - German: Ganze, Ganz, Genz
    - German: (Rhineland, Lorraine) Gunz (< *gunutaz)

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