Gestautas
GẼSTAUTAS
Etymology
Cf. Ges-goldas, Gẽs-nartas, Gẽs-nautas, Gẽs-tartas?, Gė̃s-tauta, Ges-toftas, Ges-tovtas, Gẽš-tartas, Gẽš-tautas, Gė̃š-tautas, Gẽš-tovtas (see), conjugations surn. Ges-kants ¹, Gẽs-vinas ². It is believed that the word ges- can be connected with ged-, see Gẽdgaudas. For the nation - see Proliferative.
Feminine FORMS
Gestautienė / Gestautaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈɡʲæːstɒʊtɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 10.
2. A. Salys, 1933, p. 121.