Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōdaz
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested strong verb *gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*gōdaz (adverb *wela, comparative *batizô, superlative *batistaz)[1]
Inflection edit
Declension of *gōdaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gōdaz | *gōdai | *gōdō | *gōdôz | *gōdą, -atō | *gōdō |
| Accusative | *gōdanǭ | *gōdanz | *gōdǭ | *gōdōz | *gōdą, -atō | *gōdō |
| Genitive | *gōdas, -is | *gōdaizǫ̂ | *gōdaizōz | *gōdaizǫ̂ | *gōdas, -is | *gōdaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *gōdammai | *gōdaimaz | *gōdaizōi | *gōdaimaz | *gōdammai | *gōdaimaz |
| Instrumental | *gōdanō | *gōdaimiz | *gōdaizō | *gōdaimiz | *gōdanō | *gōdaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gōdô | *gōdaniz | *gōdǭ | *gōdōniz | *gōdô | *gōdōnō |
| Accusative | *gōdanų | *gōdanunz | *gōdōnų | *gōdōnunz | *gōdô | *gōdōnō |
| Genitive | *gōdiniz | *gōdanǫ̂ | *gōdōniz | *gōdōnǫ̂ | *gōdiniz | *gōdanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *gōdini | *gōdammaz | *gōdōni | *gōdōmaz | *gōdini | *gōdammaz |
| Instrumental | *gōdinē | *gōdammiz | *gōdōnē | *gōdōmiz | *gōdinē | *gōdammiz |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *gōd
- Old Norse: góðr
- Gothic: 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs)
- Vandalic: *guths