Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdōn

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

Etymology

From *gōd (“good”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*gōdōn

1. to make good, make better, improve

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*gōdōn
1st sg. past	*gōdōdā
Infinitive	*gōdōn
Genitive infin.	*gōdōnijas
Dative infin.	*gōdōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*gōdōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gōdō	*gōdōdā
2nd singular	*gōdōs	*gōdōdēs, *gōdōdōs
3rd singular	*gōdōþ	*gōdōdē, *gōdōdā
1st plural	*gōdōm	*gōdōdum
2nd plural	*gōdōþ	*gōdōdud
3rd plural	*gōdōnþ	*gōdōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gōdō	*gōdōdī
2nd singular	*gōdōs	*gōdōdī
3rd singular	*gōdō	*gōdōdī
1st plural	*gōdōm	*gōdōdīm
2nd plural	*gōdōþ	*gōdōdīd
3rd plural	*gōdōn	*gōdōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gōdō
Plural	*gōdōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gōdōndī	*gōdōd

Derived terms

• *gagōdōn

Related terms

• *gōdijan

Descendants

• Old English: gōdian
  • Middle English: godiȝen, goden
    • English: good
    • Scots: gude, guid
• Old Saxon: *gōdōn
  • Middle Low German: guden
• Old Dutch: *guodon
  • Middle Dutch: goeden
    • Dutch: goeden (obsolete)
• Old High German: *guotōn
  • Middle High German: guoten, gūten
    • German: guten (obsolete)