Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gōdį̄. Equivalent to *gōd (“good”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).[1]

Noun

*gōdī f

  1. goodness, beneficence
    Synonym: *gōdnassī

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *gōdī
Genitive *gōdīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *gōdī —
Accusative *gōdīn —
Genitive *gōdīn —
Dative *gōdīn —
Instrumental *gōdīn —

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: gōdī, guodī
  • Old Dutch: guodi
  • Old High German: guotī, guatī, guodī, guoitī, kuotī, chuotī — hypercorrect
    • Middle High German: giute, güete, güöte, guͤte, guͤti
      • Alemannic German: Gieti, Güeti
      • Central Franconian: Jöt, Jöde
        • Hunsrik: Gied
      • Cimbrian: güute
      • German: Güte
      • Rhine Franconian:
        • Hessian: Gied, Giede
        • Palatine German: Giet, Giete

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gōdīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
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