Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/god

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 Proto-Germanic *gudą.

Noun

*god n

1. god, deity

   Synonym: *ansu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*god
Genitive	*godas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*god	*godu
Accusative	*god	*godu
Genitive	*godas	*godō
Dative	*godē	*godum
Instrumental	*godu	*godum

Derived terms

• *godawabi

Descendants

• Old English: god
  • Middle English: god
    • Scots: god, God
    • English: god, God
    • Yola: gud, Gud
• Old Frisian: god
  • North Frisian:
    • Föhr-Amrum: God
  • Saterland Frisian: God
  • West Frisian: god, God
• Old Saxon: god
  • Middle Low German: gad, god
    • Low German: Gott
    • Plautdietsch: Gott
• Old Dutch: got
  • Middle Dutch: got
    • Dutch: god, God
    • Limburgish: gód, Gód
• Old High German: got, cot
  • Middle High German: got
    • Alemannic German: Gott
    • Bavarian:

      Cimbrian: Gott

      Mòcheno: Gott

    • Central Franconian: Jott
    • German: Gott
    • Luxembourgish: Gott
    • Yiddish: גאָט (got)