Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainą

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 the same ultimate source as *mainijaną (“to think, mean”), evolved from an earlier sense of "false oath."[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.nɑ̃/

Noun

*mainą n

  1. damage, hurt
    Synonym: *skaþô
  2. unjustice, sin
    Synonym: *sundī

Inflection

Declension of *mainą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mainą *mainō
vocative *mainą *mainō
accusative *mainą *mainō
genitive *mainas, *mainis *mainǫ̂
dative *mainai *mainamaz
instrumental *mainō *mainamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: mān; mānāþ (compounded with *aiþaz); mānswerian
    • Middle English: man, mon; manað, mon-oð; mansweren
  • Old Frisian: mēn; *mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
    • Saterland Frisian: Meeneed
    • West Frisian: meineed
  • Old Saxon: mēn; mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
    • Middle Low German: mênêde, meinnêt
      • German Low German: Meeneed
  • Old Dutch: *mēn, *mein; *mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
  • Old High German: mein; meineid (compounded with *aiþaz)
  • Old Norse: mein
  • → Proto-Samic: *mājnē (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “meineed”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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