ginada

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ganēþu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþō-, from Proto-Indo-European *net- (“to favor, protect”). Akin to Old Norse náð and Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (niþan, “to help”).

Noun

gināda f

1. mercy
2. favour

Declension

Declension of gināda (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	gināda	ginādā
accusative	gināda	ginādā
genitive	gināda	ginādōno
dative	ginādu	ginādōm

Descendants

• Middle High German: gnāde, genāde
  • Alemannic German: Genad, Gnad
  • German: Gnade
  • Luxembourgish: Gnod
  • Rhine Franconian: Gnad, Gnod

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition