Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gudagebō

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”) + *gebō (“gift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.ɣe.βɔː/

Noun

*Gudagebō f

1. a female given name

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *Gudagebō (ō-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gudagebō
vocative	*Gudagebō
accusative	*Gudagebǭ
genitive	*Gudagebōz
dative	*Gudagebōi
instrumental	*Gudagebō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Godagebu
  • Old English: Godġifu
    • English: Godiva
• Gothic or Suevic:
  • → Medieval Latin: Gudigeba
    • Galician: Guxeva

References

• Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 173.