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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔː.ðĩː/

Noun

*gōdį̄ f

1. goodness

   Synonym: *gōdiją

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension 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
      • (Dutch: goede, goeie)
  • 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)