Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēþwō

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 Pre-Germanic *h₂méh₁tuh₂, *h₂mh₁twéh₂-, the latter giving *madwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːθ.wɔː/

Noun

*mēþwō f

  1. alternative reconstruction of *mēdwō

Inflection

The original paradigm alternated *mēþw- against oblique *madw-.

Declension of *mēþwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mēþwō *mēþwôz
vocative *mēþwō *mēþwôz
accusative *mēþwǭ *mēþwōz
genitive *mēþwōz *mēþwǫ̂
dative *mēþwōi *mēþwōmaz
instrumental *mēþwō *mēþwōmiz

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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