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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdōn

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 *gōd (good) + *-ōn.

Verb

*gōdōn

  1. to make good, make better, improve

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gōdōn
1st sg. past *gōdōdā
Infinitive *gōdōn
Genitive infin. *gōdōnijas
Dative infin. *gōdōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gōdōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gōdō *gōdōdā
2nd singular *gōdōs *gōdōdēs, *gōdōdōs
3rd singular *gōdōþ *gōdōdē, *gōdōdā
1st plural *gōdōm *gōdōdum
2nd plural *gōdōþ *gōdōdud
3rd plural *gōdōnþ *gōdōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gōdō *gōdōdī
2nd singular *gōdōs *gōdōdī
3rd singular *gōdō *gōdōdī
1st plural *gōdōm *gōdōdīm
2nd plural *gōdōþ *gōdōdīd
3rd plural *gōdōn *gōdōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gōdō
Plural *gōdōþ
Present Past
Participle *gōdōndī *gōdōd

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: gōdian
    • Middle English: godiȝen, goden
  • Old Saxon: *gōdōn
  • Old Dutch: *guodon
  • Old High German: *guotōn
    • Middle High German: guoten, gūten
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