N. gaud n. “device, contrivance, machine” (Category: Tool)
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “device, contrivance, machine” under the root ᴹ√GAW “think out, devise, contrive” (Ety/GAW).
Reference ✧ Ety/GAWA ✧ “device, contrivance, machine”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√GAWA > gaud | [gawta] > [gauta] > [gǭta] > [gouta] > [gauta] > [gaut] > [gaud] | ✧ Ety/GAWA |