Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/god

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 *gudą.

Noun

*god n

god, deity
Synonym: *ansu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*god
Genitive	*godas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*god	*godu
Accusative	*god	*godu
Genitive	*godas	*godō
Dative	*godē	*godum
Instrumental	*godu	*godum

Derived terms

*godawabi

Descendants

Old English: god
- Middle English: god
  - Scots: god, God
  - English: god, God
  - Yola: gud, Gud
Old Frisian: god
- North Frisian:
  - Föhr-Amrum: God
- Saterland Frisian: God
- West Frisian: god, God
Old Saxon: god
- Middle Low German: gad, god
  - Low German: Gott
  - Plautdietsch: Gott
Old Dutch: got
- Middle Dutch: got
  - Dutch: god, God
    - Afrikaans: god, God
  - Limburgish: gód, Gód
Old High German: got, cot
- Middle High German: got
  - Alemannic German: Gott
  - Bavarian:
    - Cimbrian: Gott
    - Mòcheno: Gott
  - Central Franconian: Jott
    - Hunsrik: Gott
    - Luxembourgish: Gott
  - German: Gott
  - Low German:
    - German Low German:
      - Plautdietsch: Gott
  - Rhine Franconian:
    - Pennsylvania German: Gott
  - Yiddish: גאָט (got)