Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gautaz

Etymology
The theonym (“heiti of Odin”) is likely derived from the third-person singular past tense of the Proto-Germanic verb, thus making also the mythical ancestor , while the ethnonym was derived from this meaning (or vice versa). It is directly related to, , and , all being descended from the same root as Vedic 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a heiti for Odin
 * 2) a Geat