Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gadōbiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *dōbiz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑ.ˈdɔː.βiz/

Adjective

*gadōbiz[1]

  1. suited, fit

Inflection

Declension of *gadōbiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gadōbiz *gadōbī *gadōbį, *-jatō *gadōbijai *gadōbijôz *gadōbijō
accusative *gadōbijanǭ *gadōbijǭ *gadōbį, *-jatō *gadōbijanz *gadōbijōz *gadōbijō
genitive *gadōbijas, *gadōbīs *gadōbijaizōz *gadōbijas, *gadōbīs *gadōbijaizǫ̂ *gadōbijaizǫ̂ *gadōbijaizǫ̂
dative *gadōbijammai *gadōbijaizōi *gadōbijammai *gadōbijaimaz *gadōbijaimaz *gadōbijaimaz
instrumental *gadōbijanō *gadōbijaizō *gadōbijanō *gadōbijaimiz *gadōbijaimiz *gadōbijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gadōbijô *gadōbijǭ *gadōbijô *gadōbijaniz *gadōbijōniz *gadōbijōnō
accusative *gadōbijanų *gadōbijōnų *gadōbijô *gadōbijanunz *gadōbijōnunz *gadōbijōnō
genitive *gadōbīniz *gadōbijōniz *gadōbīniz *gadōbijanǫ̂ *gadōbijōnǫ̂ *gadōbijanǫ̂
dative *gadōbīni *gadōbijōni *gadōbīni *gadōbijammaz *gadōbijōmaz *gadōbijammaz
instrumental *gadōbīnē *gadōbijōnē *gadōbīnē *gadōbijammiz *gadōbijōmiz *gadōbijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gadōbī
    • Old English: ġedēfe
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃 (gadōfs)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dobi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97