Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdī

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

From Proto-Germanic *gōdį̄. Equivalent to *gōd (“good”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*gōdī f

1. goodness, beneficence

   Synonym: *gōdnassī

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gōdī
Genitive	*gōdīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gōdī	—
Accusative	*gōdīn	—
Genitive	*gōdīn	—
Dative	*gōdīn	—
Instrumental	*gōdīn	—

Descendants

• Old Saxon: gōdī, guodī
  • Middle Low German: gôde, gö̂de, güde, gö̂te
• Old Dutch: guodi
  • Middle Dutch: goede
    • (Dutch: goede, goeie)
• Old High German: guotī, guatī, guodī, guoitī, kuotī, chuotī — hypercorrect
  • Middle High German: giute, güete, güöte, guͤte, guͤti
    • Alemannic German: Gieti, Güeti
    • Central Franconian: Jöt, Jöde
      • Hunsrik: Gied
    • Cimbrian: güute
    • German: Güte
    • Rhine Franconian:
      • Hessian: Gied, Giede
      • Palatine German: Giet, Giete