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), 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

• *missadēdiz
• *undēdiz
• *weladēdiz

Related terms

• *dōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dādi
  • Old English: dǣd, dēd
    • Middle English: dede
      • English: deed
      • Scots: dede, ded, deid
  • Old Frisian: dēd, dēde
    • Saterland Frisian: Däid
    • West Frisian: died
  • Old Saxon: dād
    • Middle Low German: dât, dâde
      • German Low German: Daad
      • Low German: Daat
      • → Saterland Frisian: Doat
  • Old Dutch: dāt, *dād
    • Middle Dutch: dat, daet, *daed, dade
      • Dutch: daad
        • Afrikaans: daad
  • Old High German: tāt
    • Middle High German: tāt, dāt, tæte
      • German: Tat
      • Luxembourgish: Dot
• Old Norse: dáð
  • Icelandic: dáð
  • Faroese: dáð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dåd f or m
  • Jamtish: dáð
  • Elfdalian: dåð
  • Old Swedish: dāþ
    • Swedish: dåd n
  • Old Danish: dāth
    • Danish: dåd
      • Norwegian Bokmål: dåd
    • Scanian: dáð
  • Gutnish: dad
• Gothic: *𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*dēþs)

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

Declension of *dēdiz (i-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*dēdiz	*dēdijai	*dēdī	*dēdijôz	*dēdį, *-jatō	*dēdijō
accusative	*dēdijanǭ	*dēdijanz	*dēdijǭ	*dēdijōz	*dēdį, *-jatō	*dēdijō
genitive	*dēdijas, *dēdīs	*dēdijaizǫ̂	*dēdijaizōz	*dēdijaizǫ̂	*dēdijas, *dēdīs	*dēdijaizǫ̂
dative	*dēdijammai	*dēdijaimaz	*dēdijaizōi	*dēdijaimaz	*dēdijammai	*dēdijaimaz
instrumental	*dēdijanō	*dēdijaimiz	*dēdijaizō	*dēdijaimiz	*dēdijanō	*dēdijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*dēdijô	*dēdijaniz	*dēdijǭ	*dēdijōniz	*dēdijô	*dēdijōnō
accusative	*dēdijanų	*dēdijanunz	*dēdijōnų	*dēdijōnunz	*dēdijô	*dēdijōnō
genitive	*dēdīniz	*dēdijanǫ̂	*dēdijōniz	*dēdijōnǫ̂	*dēdīniz	*dēdijanǫ̂
dative	*dēdīni	*dēdijammaz	*dēdijōni	*dēdijōmaz	*dēdīni	*dēdijammaz
instrumental	*dēdīnē	*dēdijammiz	*dēdijōnē	*dēdijōmiz	*dēdīnē	*dēdijammiz

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