Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudahūsą

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 *gudą (“god”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.xuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*gudahūsą n

temple, god-house

Inflection

Declension of *gudahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gudahūsą	*gudahūsō
vocative	*gudahūsą	*gudahūsō
accusative	*gudahūsą	*gudahūsō
genitive	gudahūsas, gudahūsis	*gudahūsǫ̂
dative	*gudahūsai	*gudahūsamaz
instrumental	*gudahūsō	*gudahūsamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *godahūs
- Old English: *godhūs
  - Middle English: goddes hous
    - English: God's house; House of God
- Old Frisian: godishūs
- Old Saxon: *godhūs
  - Middle Low German: godeshûs
- Old Dutch: *godhūs
  - Middle Dutch: godeshuus
    - Dutch: godshuis
- Old High German: *gothūs
  - Middle High German: gotshūs
    - German: Gotteshaus
  - ⇒ Old High German: abgothūs
    - Middle High German: abgothūs
      - German: Abgotthaus (archaic)
Old Norse: goðahús, goðhús
- Icelandic: goðahús, goðhús
Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌷𐌿𐍃 (gudhūs)