Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magaþs

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 *magʰ-ot-(i-), a feminine derivative of *maguz (“boy”),[1] but this pair of words is likely of foreign or substrate origin. Compare *brūdiz (“bride”) for the suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣɑθs/

Noun

*magaþs f[2][3]

  1. maiden, girl
  2. virgin

Inflection

Declension of *magaþs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *magaþs *magaþiz
vocative *magaþ *magaþiz
accusative *magaþų *magaþunz
genitive *magaþiz *magaþǫ̂
dative *magaþi *magaþumaz
instrumental *magaþē *magaþumiz

Alternative reconstructions

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *magaþ
    • Old English: mæġeþ, mæġþ
      • Middle English: mæið, meið, maið, maȝþ
    • Old Frisian: megith, megeth, mageth
      • Saterland Frisian: Moagd
      • West Frisian: maegd; (> meide, meidzje)
    • Old Saxon: magath
    • Old Dutch: magith
    • Old High German: magad
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*magaþi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 346
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 279: “*magaþ-”
  3. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148: “PGmc, PWGmc *magaþ-”
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