Göta älv
A more specific theory about the word "Gautigoths" is that it means the Goths who live near the river "Gaut", today's Göta älv (). It might also have been a conflation of the word "Gauti" with a gloss of "Goths". In the 17th century the name "Göta älv", 'River of the Geats', replaced the earlier names "Götälven" and "Gautelfr". The etymology of the word "Gaut" (as mentioned above) derives from the Proto-Germanic word *"geutan", and the extended meaning of "to pour" is "flow, stream, waterfall", which could refer to Trollhättan Falls or to the river itself.