Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gilją

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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy- (“to yawn, gape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣil.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gilją n

1. cleft; gully

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gilją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gilją	*giljō
vocative	*gilją	*giljō
accusative	*gilją	*giljō
genitive	*giljas, *gilis	*giljǫ̂
dative	*giljai	*giljamaz
instrumental	*giljō	*giljamiz

Related terms

• *gailō
• *guljaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gilli
  • Old High German: *gilli, *gill
    • Middle High German: gil
• Old Norse: gil
  • Icelandic: gil
  • Faroese: gil
  • → Middle English: gille, gylle
    • Scots: gil, gill, gyll
    • English: gill, ghyll