Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēdwō

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”) + *-dwō; see also Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”).[1] Cognate with Latin metere (“to cut down; reap; mow”).

Noun

*mēdwō f

  1. (West Germanic) meadow

Inflection

Declension of *mēdwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mēdwō *mēdwôz
vocative *mēdwō *mēdwôz
accusative *mēdwǭ *mēdwōz
genitive *mēdwōz *mēdwǫ̂
dative *mēdwōi *mēdwōmaz
instrumental *mēdwō *mēdwōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mādu, *madu
    • Old English: mǣd, mēd — Anglian, Kentish
      • Middle English: mede, medwe
    • Old Frisian: mēde, mēd[2]
      • North Frisian:
        Föhr-Amrum: miad
        Goesharde: mäid
        Halligen: meed
        Karrharde: meed
        Wiedingharde: mäid- (in compounds such as mäidfjin)
      • East Frisian:
        Harlingerland Frisian: meede, mehde
        Saterland Frisian: Mäid
      • West Frisian: miede
      • → Middle Low German: mede
        • German Low German: Meed, Mede
          • ⇒ German Low German: Meedje
    • Old Dutch: *māda
    • Old High German: *mata (< *madu)

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”
  2. ^ Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “miede”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary‎[2], Leiden: Leiden University, page 34.
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