Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gulþīn

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 *gulþīnaz. Equivalent to *golþ (“gold”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*gulþīn[1]

  1. golden

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gulþīn
Genitive *gulþīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gulþīn *gulþīnu *gulþīn
Accusative *gulþīnanā *gulþīnā *gulþīn
Genitive *gulþīnas *gulþīneʀā *gulþīnas
Dative *gulþīnumē *gulþīneʀē *gulþīnumē
Instrumental *gulþīnu *gulþīneʀu *gulþīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gulþīnē *gulþīnō *gulþīnu
Accusative *gulþīnā *gulþīnā *gulþīnu
Genitive *gulþīneʀō *gulþīneʀō *gulþīneʀō
Dative *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum
Instrumental *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 156: “PWGmc *gulþīn”
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