Gimbutas

Cf. lit. Gém-buta, Gém-būta, Gém-butas, Gim-bùtis, Gim-bū̃tis (see). Compound surnames. The first syllable gim- (gem-) of these surnames is most likely from gin-. Cf. still lit. Gi̇̀n-eitas, Gi̇̀n-eitis, Gin-ei̇̃tis, Giñ-taras, Gi̇̀n-tautas, Gin-taũtis, Gin-tilà?, Gi̇̀n-tilas?, Gi̇̀nt-vainis, Giñt-vainis, Giñt-vila, Gint-vilà, Giñt-vilas (see), Gi̇̀nd-vilas ¹, Gin-i-butas ², Gin-i-tautas ³; Ave. Gynn-e-both, Gyn-tarre, Gyn-thawte, Gin-til ⁴. The root gin(t)- is common in the second pers.n. sande: lit. Bēr-gin?, Bùd-gin, Bud-gi̇̀nas, Dár-gins, Dar-gin-ãvičius, Daũ-gins, Dau-gi̇̀nas, Dau-gin-ãvičius, Kãd-gins?, Liaud-gins, Liuus-gi̇̀nas, Mañ-gins, Miñ-gins, Moñ-gins, Príeš-gins, Sán-gins, Sòn-gins, Sur̃-gin, Sur-gin-ẽvičius, Taũ-gin, Vai̇̃d-gin, Vid-gi̇̀nis, Vi̇̀z-gin (see); cf. Bil̃-gin, Bù(t)-gin, Ei̇̃-gin, Gal̃-gin, Jaũ-gin, Jó-gin, Pri̇́eš-gin, Saũ-gin, Taũt-gin, Vós-gin ⁵; Ã-gintas?, Daũ-gintas, Dau-giñtis, E-gint-ãvičius, Ja-gint-ãvičius, Jó-gintas, Pri̇̀š-gintas, Pri̇̀ž-gintas, Saũ-gintas, Sù-gintas, Sùr-gintas, Vi̇̀z-gintas <*Vis-gintas (see); cf. Dár-gintas, Di̇̀r-gintas, Ei̇̃d-gintas, Gal̃-gintas, Jó-gintas, Mi̇̀n-gintas, Sùd-ginías, Vai̇̃š-gintas, Vý-gintas ⁶; Ave. Po-gyn-ne, Na-ginthe ⁷. The root gin(t)- is associated ⁸ with lit. gi̇̀nti „atremti puolimą, užstoti..“ (LKŽ III 325).