Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mawilǭ

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 *mawī +‎ *-ilǭ (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.wi.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*mawilǭ f

  1. young maid; girl; virgin
    Synonym: *magaþs

Inflection

Declension of *mawilǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mawilǭ *mawilōniz
vocative *mawilǭ *mawilōniz
accusative *mawilōnų *mawilōnunz
genitive *mawilōniz *mawilōnǫ̂
dative *mawilōni *mawilōmaz
instrumental *mawilōnē *mawilōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mawilā
    • Old English: mēowle
    • >? Plautdietsch: Mejal
  • Old Norse: meyla
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍉 (mawilō)
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