Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gahlaibō

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 *gahlaibô (“messmate, comrade, companion”).

Noun

*gahlaibō m

1. messmate

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gahhlaibō
Genitive	*gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gahhlaibō	*gahhlaiban
Accusative	*gahhlaiban	*gahhlaiban
Genitive	*gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban	*gahhlaibanō
Dative	*gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban	*gahhlaibum
Instrumental	*gahhlaibini, *gahhlaiban	*gahhlaibum

Descendants

• Old High German: *galaiba, kaleibo, galeipo (dative)
• → Late Latin: compāniō (calque) (see there for further descendants)