Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōdį̄

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 *gōdaz (“good”) +‎ *-į̄.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔː.ðĩː/

Noun

*gōdį̄ f^[1]

goodness
Synonym: *gōdiją

Inflection

Declension of *gōdį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gōdį̄	*gōdīniz
vocative	*gōdį̄	*gōdīniz
accusative	*gōdīnų	*gōdīnunz
genitive	*gōdīniz	*gōdīnǫ̂
dative	*gōdīni	*gōdīmaz
instrumental	*gōdīnē	*gōdīmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *gōdī
- Old Saxon: gōdī, guodī
  - Middle Low German: gôde, gö̂de, güde, gö̂te
- Old Dutch: guodi
  - Middle Dutch: goede
- 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
Gothic: 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (gōdei)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒōđīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138

[HGE-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒōđīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138

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