Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gōdį̄. Equivalent to *gōd (“good”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).[1]
Noun
*gōdī f
- goodness, beneficence
- Synonym: *gōdnassī
Inflection
| īn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *gōdī | |
| Genitive | *gōdīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gōdī | — |
| Accusative | *gōdīn | — |
| Genitive | *gōdīn | — |
| Dative | *gōdīn | — |
| Instrumental | *gōdīn | — |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: gōdī, guodī
- Old Dutch: guodi
- Old High German: guotī, guatī, guodī, guoitī, kuotī, chuotī — hypercorrect
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gōdīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138