Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēþiz

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 *méh₁-ti-s ~ *m̥h₁-téy-s, from *meh₁- (“to measure”) +‎ *-tis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.θiz/

Noun

*mēþiz f

  1. (West Germanic) measure, degree

Inflection

Declension of *mēþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mēþiz *mēþīz
vocative *mēþi *mēþīz
accusative *mēþį *mēþinz
genitive *mēþīz *mēþijǫ̂
dative *mēþī *mēþimaz
instrumental *mēþī *mēþimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *māþi

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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