Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gagōdōn

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 *ga- +‎ *gōdōn.

Verb

*gagōdōn

1. to do good, be beneficial; bestow goods on

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*gagōdōn
1st sg. past	*gagōdōdā
Infinitive	*gagōdōn
Genitive infin.	*gagōdōnijas
Dative infin.	*gagōdōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*gagōdōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gagōdō	*gagōdōdā
2nd singular	*gagōdōs	*gagōdōdēs, *gagōdōdōs
3rd singular	*gagōdōþ	*gagōdōdē, *gagōdōdā
1st plural	*gagōdōm	*gagōdōdum
2nd plural	*gagōdōþ	*gagōdōdud
3rd plural	*gagōdōnþ	*gagōdōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gagōdō	*gagōdōdī
2nd singular	*gagōdōs	*gagōdōdī
3rd singular	*gagōdō	*gagōdōdī
1st plural	*gagōdōm	*gagōdōdīm
2nd plural	*gagōdōþ	*gagōdōdīd
3rd plural	*gagōdōn	*gagōdōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gagōdō
Plural	*gagōdōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gagōdōndī	*gagōdōd

Descendants

• Old English: ġegōdian
  • Middle English: ȝegoden, igoden
• Old Saxon: *gigōdōn
  • Middle Low German: *gegö̂den, *gegüden
    • ⇒? Middle Low German: gegö̂det, gegüdet (also possibly the past participle of Middle Low German gö̂den, güden)
• Old Dutch: *giguodon
  • Middle Dutch: gegoeden
• Old High German: *giguotōn
  • Middle High German: geguoten