Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōd
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.
Adjective edit
*gōd (comparative *batiʀō, superlative *batist)[1]
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *gōd | ||
| Genitive | *gōdas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gōd | *gōdu | *gōd |
| Accusative | *gōdanā | *gōdā | *gōd |
| Genitive | *gōdas | *gōdeʀā | *gōdas |
| Dative | *gōdumē | *gōdeʀē | *gōdumē |
| Instrumental | *gōdu | *gōdeʀu | *gōdu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gōdē | *gōdō | *gōdu |
| Accusative | *gōdā | *gōdā | *gōdu |
| Genitive | *gōdeʀō | *gōdeʀō | *gōdeʀō |
| Dative | *gōdēm, *gōdum | *gōdēm, *gōdum | *gōdēm, *gōdum |
| Instrumental | *gōdēm, *gōdum | *gōdēm, *gōdum | *gōdēm, *gōdum |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: gōd
- Old Frisian: gōd
- Old Saxon: gōd
- Old Dutch: guot
- Old High German: guot
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 119: “*gōd”