Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdagaz

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 *mōdaz (mind; courage; zeal) +‎ *-gaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*mōdagaz[1]

  1. brave; courageous
  2. bold

Inflection

Declension of *mōdagaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mōdagaz *mōdagō *mōdagą, -atō *mōdagai *mōdagôz *mōdagō
accusative *mōdaganǭ *mōdagǭ *mōdagą, -atō *mōdaganz *mōdagōz *mōdagō
genitive *mōdagas, -is *mōdagaizōz *mōdagas, -is *mōdagaizǫ̂ *mōdagaizǫ̂ *mōdagaizǫ̂
dative *mōdagammai *mōdagaizōi *mōdagammai *mōdagaimaz *mōdagaimaz *mōdagaimaz
instrumental *mōdaganō *mōdagaizō *mōdaganō *mōdagaimiz *mōdagaimiz *mōdagaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mōdagô *mōdagǭ *mōdagô *mōdaganiz *mōdagōniz *mōdagōnō
accusative *mōdaganų *mōdagōnų *mōdagô *mōdaganunz *mōdagōnunz *mōdagōnō
genitive *mōdaginiz *mōdagōniz *mōdaginiz *mōdaganǫ̂ *mōdagōnǫ̂ *mōdaganǫ̂
dative *mōdagini *mōdagōni *mōdagini *mōdagammaz *mōdagōmaz *mōdagammaz
instrumental *mōdaginē *mōdagōnē *mōdaginē *mōdagammiz *mōdagōmiz *mōdagammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōdag
    • Old English: mōdiġ, modi
      • Middle English: modi, mody
    • Old Frisian: *mōdich
      • West Frisian: moedich
    • Old Saxon: mōdag
    • Old Dutch: *muodag
    • Old High German: muotag, muotig
      • Middle High German: muotic
        • German: mutig
        • Hunsrik: mutich
      • Old High German: einmuotig
        • Middle High German: einmüetec
  • Old Norse: móðigr, móðugr
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (mōdags)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mōđaʒaz ~ *mōđiʒaz ~ *mōđuʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 273