Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maizô

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 *méh₂-is-on-, a comparative formation in *-is- from *meh₂- (“good; opportune”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *māros (“big, great”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.zɔːː/

Adjective

*maizô (adverb *maiz)

  1. comparative degree of *mikilaz

Inflection

Declension of *maizô (an/īn-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *maizô *maizį̄ *maizô *maizaniz *maizīniz *maizōnō
accusative *maizanų *maizīnų *maizô *maizanunz *maizīnunz *maizōnō
genitive *maiziniz *maizīniz *maiziniz *maizanǫ̂ *maizīnǫ̂ *maizanǫ̂
dative *maizini *maizīni *maizini *maizammaz *maizīmaz *maizammaz
instrumental *maizinē *maizīnē *maizinē *maizammiz *maizīmiz *maizammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*maizan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 350
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