Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudjô

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; deity”) +‎ *-jô.

Noun

*gudjô m

1. one who invokes; a (pagan) priest (responsible for sacrifices and temple custodian)

Inflection

Declension of *gudjô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gudjô	*gudjaniz
Vocative	*gudjô	*gudjaniz
Accusative	*gudjanų	*gudjanunz
Genitive	*gudiniz	*gudjanǫ̂
Dative	*gudini	*gudjammaz
Instrumental	*gudinē	*gudjammiz

Synonyms

• *wīhô

Descendants

• Old English: Gydda (personal name)
• Proto-Norse: ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija)
  • ⇒ Proto-Norse: *ᚷᚢᛞᛃᛟ (*gudjo /⁠gudjō⁠/, “priestess”) (< *gudjǭ)
    • Old Norse: gyðja
      • → Danish: gydje (learned)
      • → Norwegian: gydje (learned)
      • → English: gythja (learned)
      • → Swedish: gydja (learned)
  • Old Norse: goði
    • Icelandic: goði
    • → Faroese: goði (learned)
    • → Norwegian: gode (learned)
    • → Swedish: gode (learned)
    • → Danish: gode (learned)
    • → English: godi, gothi (learned)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja)

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)