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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudafurhtaz

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

Etymology

From *gudą (god) + *furhtaz (fearful, afraid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.ˌɸurx.tɑz/

Adjective

*gudafurhtaz[1]

  1. fearful of god

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *godafurht
    • Old English: godfyrht, godefriht
      • Middle English: godfriht, gode-friht, godfruht, god-furht
    • Old Saxon: godforoht
      • Middle Low German: gōdesvrucht
    • Old High German: gotforht, gotforaht, gotaforht
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gudafaurhts)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*guda-furxtaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144
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