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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōdijaną

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) + *-janą. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *godìti.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɣɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gōdijaną[1]

  1. to make good, improve

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gōdijan
    • Old Frisian: gēda
    • Old Saxon: *gōdian
    • Old Dutch: *guoden, *guoten
    • Old High German: *guoten
      • Middle High German: güeten
      • Old High German: giguoten
  • Old Norse: gœða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gōdjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
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