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.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɔː.ðĩː/

Noun

*gōdį̄ f[1]

  1. goodness
    Synonym: *gōdiją

Inflection

Declension 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
    • Old Dutch: guodi
    • 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
  • Old Norse: gœði f (“goodness”), gœði n (“delight, quality”)
    • Icelandic: gæði n pl (“quality”)
    • ⇒ Faroese: vil-gøði f (“helpfulness”)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (gōdei)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ʒōđīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
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