Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gulþīn
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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 *gulþīnaz. Equivalent to *golþ (“gold”) + *-īn.
Adjective edit
*gulþīn[1]
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *gulþīn | ||
| Genitive | *gulþīnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gulþīn | *gulþīnu | *gulþīn |
| Accusative | *gulþīnanā | *gulþīnā | *gulþīn |
| Genitive | *gulþīnas | *gulþīneʀā | *gulþīnas |
| Dative | *gulþīnumē | *gulþīneʀē | *gulþīnumē |
| Instrumental | *gulþīnu | *gulþīneʀu | *gulþīnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gulþīnē | *gulþīnō | *gulþīnu |
| Accusative | *gulþīnā | *gulþīnā | *gulþīnu |
| Genitive | *gulþīneʀō | *gulþīneʀō | *gulþīneʀō |
| Dative | *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum | *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum | *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum |
| Instrumental | *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum | *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum | *gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: gylden
- Old Frisian: gelden, golden, gulden
- Old Saxon: guldīn
- Middle Low German:
- Plautdietsch: golden
- Middle Low German:
- Old Dutch: guldīn
- Old High German: guldīn
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 156: “PWGmc *gulþīn”