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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
The ethnonym ''Guþþyde'' "Gothede" is derived from Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 ''gutþiuda'' "Goths", from *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 ''þiuda'' "Goth" + 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 ''þiuda'' "people". Folk etymology derives it from ''Gud'' "God" (< Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 ''guþ'' "God") + ''þyde'' "slave" (< Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 ''þiwaida'' "enslaved"), in which case it means "slave of God". ''Guþþyde'' is declined as a strong feminine noun when referring to the Gothedes as whole and as a weak noun when referring to an individual. | The ethnonym ''Guþþyde'' "Gothede" is derived from Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 ''gutþiuda'' "Goths", from *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 ''þiuda'' "Goth" + 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 ''þiuda'' "people". Folk etymology derives it from ''Gud'' "God" (< Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 ''guþ'' "God") + ''þyde'' "slave" (< Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 ''þiwaida'' "enslaved"), in which case it means "slave of God". ''Guþþyde'' is declined as a strong feminine noun when referring to the Gothedes as whole and as a weak noun when referring to an individual. | ||
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===History=== | |||
Gothedish is descended from Wulfila's Gothic or a closely related variety. The ancestors of the Gothedes lived somewhere around modern-day Romania. At some point in history (TBD), they spread throughout the area between the Balkan penninsula and Scandinavia. | |||
===Influences=== | |||
Despite being highly conservative, Gothedish has been significantly influenced by other languages. This can be divided into 4 main stages: | |||
#'''Early Medieval Gothic (4<sup>th</sup> to 7<sup>th</sup> centuries?):''' Main influences were Greek and Latin (mainly religious vocabulary), as well as Early/Middle Common Slavic (palatalization and some vocabulary). | |||
#'''Late Medieval Gothic (8<sup>th</sup> to 13<sup>th</sup> centuries?):''' Little external influence. Some influence from Old Norse (which was somewhat mutually intelligible), Slavic, and Finnic. | |||
#'''Early Gothedish (14<sup>th</sup> to 18<sup>th</sup> centuries):''' Accepted Islam, adding influence from Arabic and Ottoman Turkish. Continued Slavic, Finnic, and Scandinavian influence. | |||
#'''Modern Gothedish (18<sup>th</sup> century to modern day):''' Borrowings and calques from German, English, and New Latin. | |||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||