Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudafurhtaz

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 *gudą (“god”) +‎ *furhtaz (“fearful, afraid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.ˌɸurx.tɑz/

Adjective

*gudafurhtaz

1. fearful of god

Inflection

Declension of *gudafurhtaz (a-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*gudafurhtaz	*gudafurhtai	*gudafurhtō	*gudafurhtôz	*gudafurhtą, *-at(ō)	*gudafurhtō
accusative	*gudafurhtanǭ	*gudafurhtanz	*gudafurhtǭ	*gudafurhtōz	*gudafurhtą, *-at(ō)	*gudafurhtō
genitive	*gudafurhtas, *gudafurhtis	*gudafurhtaizǫ̂	*gudafurhtaizōz	*gudafurhtaizǫ̂	*gudafurhtas, *gudafurhtis	*gudafurhtaizǫ̂
dative	*gudafurhtammai	*gudafurhtaimaz	*gudafurhtaizōi	*gudafurhtaimaz	*gudafurhtammai	*gudafurhtaimaz
instrumental	*gudafurhtanō	*gudafurhtaimiz	*gudafurhtaizō	*gudafurhtaimiz	*gudafurhtanō	*gudafurhtaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*gudafurhtô	*gudafurhtaniz	*gudafurhtǭ	*gudafurhtōniz	*gudafurhtô	*gudafurhtōnō
accusative	*gudafurhtanų	*gudafurhtanunz	*gudafurhtōnų	*gudafurhtōnunz	*gudafurhtô	*gudafurhtōnō
genitive	*gudafurhtiniz	*gudafurhtanǫ̂	*gudafurhtōniz	*gudafurhtōnǫ̂	*gudafurhtiniz	*gudafurhtanǫ̂
dative	*gudafurhtini	*gudafurhtammaz	*gudafurhtōni	*gudafurhtōmaz	*gudafurhtini	*gudafurhtammaz
instrumental	*gudafurhtinē	*gudafurhtammiz	*gudafurhtōnē	*gudafurhtōmiz	*gudafurhtinē	*gudafurhtammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *godafurht
  • Old English: godfyrht, godefriht
    • Middle English: godfriht, gode-friht, godfruht, god-furht
  • Old Saxon: godforoht
    • Middle Low German: gōdesvrucht
  • Old High German: gotforht, gotforaht, gotaforht
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gudafaurhts)