Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midją

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

Traditionally taken as a derivative of *midjaz (“middle”). In addition to this theory, Kroonen proposes an alternative derivation from a Proto-Indo-European *met-yo-, from a *met- (“to look, aim”) (which he considers separate from the "cut, measure" sense), comparing Lithuanian matýti (“to look, watch”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmid.jɑ̃/

Noun

*midją n

  1. middle

Inflection

Declension of *midją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *midją *midjō
vocative *midją *midjō
accusative *midją *midjō
genitive *midjas, *midis *midjǫ̂
dative *midjai *midjamaz
instrumental *midjō *midjamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: midd
    • Middle English: mid
  • Old High German: mitti
  • >? Old Norse: mið
    • Icelandic: mið n
    • Faroese: mið n
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: med, méd n
    • Norwegian Bokmål: med n

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*medja- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
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