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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdijan

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną. Equivalent to *gōd (good) + *-jan.

Verb

*gōdijan

  1. to make good, improve

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gōdijan
1st sg. past *gōdidā
Infinitive *gōdijan
Genitive infin. *gōdijannjas
Dative infin. *gōdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gōdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gōdiju *gōdidā
2nd singular *gōdisi *gōdidēs, *gōdidōs
3rd singular *gōdiþi *gōdidē, *gōdidā
1st plural *gōdijum *gōdidum
2nd plural *gōdiþ *gōdidud
3rd plural *gōdijanþ *gōdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gōdijē *gōdidī
2nd singular *gōdijēs *gōdidī
3rd singular *gōdijē *gōdidī
1st plural *gōdijēm *gōdidīm
2nd plural *gōdijēþ *gōdidīd
3rd plural *gōdijēn *gōdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gōdi
Plural *gōdiþ
Present Past
Participle *gōdijandī *gōdid

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: gēda
  • Old Saxon: *gōdian
  • Old Dutch: *guoden, *guoten
  • Old High German: *guoten
    • Middle High German: güeten
    • Old High German: giguoten
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