Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēkijaz

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 *meh₂giyos (“cutter”), from *(s)meh₂- (“to cut”). Cognates: Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), *mittōną (“to cut”), *maitaną (“to cut”), Proto-Slavic *māxàti (“to wave”) etc. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛː.ki.jɑz/

Noun

*mēkijaz m

sword
Synonyms: *heruz, *swerdą, *wibraz

Inflection

Declension of *mēkijaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mēkijaz	mēkijōz, mēkijōs
vocative	*mēkī	mēkijōz, mēkijōs
accusative	*mēkiją	*mēkijanz
genitive	mēkijas, mēkīs	*mēkijǫ̂
dative	*mēkijai	*mēkijamaz
instrumental	*mēkijō	*mēkijamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mākī
- Old English: mǣċe, mēċe
  - Middle English: meche, mache, mæche
- Old Saxon: māki
Proto-Norse: ᛗᚨᚲᛁᛃᚨ (makija /⁠mākija⁠/, accusative singular) [210–260 AD]
- Old Norse: mækir
  - Icelandic: mækir
  - Faroese: mæki
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: mækje; (dialectal) mækjer
  - → Middle English: meeke
    - English: meak
Gothic: 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis)
Crimean Gothic: mycha
→ Proto-Finnic: *mëëkka (see there for further descendants)
→ Proto-Slavic: *mьčь, *mečь