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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dēdiz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛː.ðiz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (putting, placement) (through an intermediate form *dʰētís with oxytonic stress[1]), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to do, to put). Corresponds to *dōną + *-þiz.

Noun

*dēdiz f

  1. deed, act
Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *dēdiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dēdiz *dēdīz
vocative *dēdi *dēdīz
accusative *dēdį *dēdinz
genitive *dēdīz *dēdijǫ̂
dative *dēdī *dēdimaz
instrumental *dēdī *dēdimiz
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verbal adjective derived from *dōną (to do). Similar in construction to Sanskrit दधि (dadhi, giving), both being derived from the weak perfect stem.

Adjective

*dēdiz

  1. doing, able to do, active
Inflection


Descendants
  • Old English: *dǣde, in māndǣde
  • Old Saxon: *dādig, in mēndādig
    • Middle Low German: mêndēdich, meindēdich
  • Old High German: *tatīg, in meintatīg
    • Middle High German: meintætec, meintætic

References

  1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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