Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/makô

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

An old n-stem as evidenced by the Kluge's law variant *makkô, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *móg-ō, from *meg-, *mog- (“to knead, work”) (alternatively *mag-, *meh₂ǵ-, *meh₂ḱ-; various sets of cognates and meanings suggested). In any case from the same root as *makaz (“fitting, suitable, convenient, comfortable”); see there for the root reconstruction.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.kɔːː/

Noun

*makô m[1]

  1. an equal; comrade; mate; match

Inflection

Declension of *makô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *makô *makaniz
vocative *makô *makaniz
accusative *makanų *makanunz
genitive *makiniz *makanǫ̂
dative *makini *makammaz
instrumental *makinē *makammiz

Derived terms

  • *gamakô

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*makan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 350-1
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