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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōdaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Derived from a lost strong verb *gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (to unite, be associated, suit).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɔː.ðɑz/

Adjective

*gōdaz (adverb *wela, comparative *batizô, superlative *batistaz) [1]

  1. good
    Synonym: *bataz
    Antonym: *ubilaz

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*gōda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 184
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