Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdagaz

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

From *mōdaz (“mind; courage; zeal”) +‎ *-gaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*mōdagaz

brave; courageous
bold

Inflection

Declension of *mōdagaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mōdagaz	*mōdagai	*mōdagō	*mōdagôz	*mōdagą, -atō	*mōdagō
Accusative	*mōdaganǭ	*mōdaganz	*mōdagǭ	*mōdagōz	*mōdagą, -atō	*mōdagō
Genitive	*mōdagas, -is	*mōdagaizǫ̂	*mōdagaizōz	*mōdagaizǫ̂	*mōdagas, -is	*mōdagaizǫ̂
Dative	*mōdagammai	*mōdagaimaz	*mōdagaizōi	*mōdagaimaz	*mōdagammai	*mōdagaimaz
Instrumental	*mōdaganō	*mōdagaimiz	*mōdagaizō	*mōdagaimiz	*mōdaganō	*mōdagaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mōdagô	*mōdaganiz	*mōdagǭ	*mōdagōniz	*mōdagô	*mōdagōnō
Accusative	*mōdaganų	*mōdaganunz	*mōdagōnų	*mōdagōnunz	*mōdagô	*mōdagōnō
Genitive	*mōdaginiz	*mōdaganǫ̂	*mōdagōniz	*mōdagōnǫ̂	*mōdaginiz	*mōdaganǫ̂
Dative	*mōdagini	*mōdagammaz	*mōdagōni	*mōdagōmaz	*mōdagini	*mōdagammaz
Instrumental	*mōdaginē	*mōdagammiz	*mōdagōnē	*mōdagōmiz	*mōdaginē	*mōdagammiz

Related terms

*mōdaz

Descendants

Old English: mōdiġ
- Middle English: modi, mody
  - English: moody
Old Frisian: *mōdich
- West Frisian: moedich
Old Dutch: *muodag
- Middle Dutch: moedich
  - Dutch: moedig
Old Saxon: muodag, mōdag
Old High German: muotag, muotig; (einmuotig)
- Middle High German: muotic; (einmüetec)
  - German: mutig; (einmütig)
Old Norse: móðigr, móðugr
- Danish: modig
- Norwegian Bokmål: modig
- Norwegian Nynorsk: modig
- Swedish: modig
Gothic: 𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (mōdags)