Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs

[zyma]

Language: Theodish
Word: ydesughtow
IPA: [ˈʔiːdzʊfto]

[spanick]

Language: Theodish
Word: ydesughtow
IPA: [ˈʔiːdzʊfto]

This is the most alien looking Theidish word I’ve encountered lol. They’re usually so tame.

Is y- a prefix descended from *ga-?

[zyma]

Language: Theodish
Word: ydesughtow
IPA: [ˈʔiːdzʊfto]

This is the most alien looking Theidish word I’ve encountered lol. They’re usually so tame.

Is y- a prefix descended from *ga-?

Haha, that was definitely my intention (both "words usually looking rather tame/familiar" and "this particular word looking weird").

y- is not descended from *ga-.

[spanick]

Is it a noun?

[zyma]

Is it a noun?

[spanick]

Is it composed of at least three PG descended morphemes?

[zyma]

Is it composed of at least three PG descended morphemes?

I would say only 2 identifiable morphemes.

[spanick]

Is the boundary between yde-sughtow?

[zyma]

Is the boundary between yde-sughtow?

Oh damn, I'm sorry, I could have sworn I'd responded to this.

It's ydes-ughtow.

[VaptuantaDoi]

Does ughtow derive from Germanic *unhtwǭ?

[zyma]

Does ughtow derive from Germanic *unhtwǭ?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Is the whole term Christmas-themed?

[zyma]

Is the whole term Christmas-themed?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Is the ydes- morpheme a noun?

[zyma]

Is the ydes- morpheme a noun?

[zyma]

It might help to ignore the y-. It's there because it's present in this word's cognates in some real Germanic languages, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't really mean anything.

[VaptuantaDoi]

That helps muchly! Does it come from PGmc *dīsiz as in Old English "ides"? If so, does it have the same meaning as the OEng?

[zyma]

That helps muchly! Does it come from PGmc *dīsiz as in Old English "ides"? If so, does it have the same meaning as the OEng?

It does! Although it does not have the same meaning as its Old English cognate.

[VaptuantaDoi]

It does! Although it does not have the same meaning as its Old English cognate.

Hmm... has the meaning become more specific or less specific?

(If I'm not allowed to ask that, then "has the meaning become less specific?")

[zyma]

It does! Although it does not have the same meaning as its Old English cognate.

Hmm... has the meaning become more specific or less specific?

(If I'm not allowed to ask that, then "has the meaning become less specific?")

Hmm, that's tough (although in general I think it's a perfectly fine question to ask here). I think I'd say that the difference has more to do with connotation than specificity.

Also, just to be safe/clear, this is where I'm getting the definition of the Old English word.