Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēþą

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂méh₁-to-, from *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”), synchronically analyzed as a to-stem nominal formation from *mēaną (“to mow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.θɑ̃/

Noun

*mēþą n

  1. a mowing

Inflection

Declension of *mēþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mēþą *mēþō
vocative *mēþą *mēþō
accusative *mēþą *mēþō
genitive *mēþas, *mēþis *mēþǫ̂
dative *mēþai *mēþamaz
instrumental *mēþō *mēþamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: mǣþ
  • Old Frisian: mēth
  • Old High German: mād

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mēþą-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 367: “*mēdwō”
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