Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdī

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gōdį̄. Equivalent to *gōd (good) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).[1]

Noun

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*gōdī f

  1. goodness, beneficence
    Synonym: *gōdnassī

Inflection

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īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *gōdī
Genitive *gōdīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *gōdī
Accusative *gōdīn
Genitive *gōdīn
Dative *gōdīn
Instrumental *gōdīn

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gōdīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138