Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiþmaz

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 *meyth₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange, swap”). Cognate with Latin mūtare (“to change, exchange, barter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯θ.mɑz/

Noun

*maiþmaz m

  1. gift, present

Inflection

Declension of *maiþmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *maiþmaz *maiþmōz, *maiþmōs
vocative *maiþm *maiþmōz, *maiþmōs
accusative *maiþmą *maiþmanz
genitive *maiþmas, *maiþmis *maiþmǫ̂
dative *maiþmai *maiþmamaz
instrumental *maiþmō *maiþmamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maiþm
    • Old English: māþum, māþm
      • Middle English: mathem, madme
      • → English: mathum, mathom
    • Old Saxon: mēthom, mēþom
    • Old High German: *meidam
      • Middle High German: meidem, meiden
  • Old Norse: *meiðm, meiðmar pl
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 (maiþms)
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