ginada

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ganēþu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþō-, from Proto-Indo-European *net- (“to favor, protect”). Akin to Old Norse náð and Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (niþan, “to help”).

Noun

gināda f

  1. mercy
  2. favour

Declension

Declension of gināda (ō-stem)
case singular plural
nominative gināda ginādā
accusative gināda ginādā
genitive gināda ginādōno
dative ginādu ginādōm

Descendants

  • Middle High German: gnāde, genāde
    • Alemannic German: Genad, Gnad
    • German: Gnade
    • Luxembourgish: Gnod
    • Rhine Franconian: Gnad, Gnod

References

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
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