Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midjǭ

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

  • *medjǭ

Etymology

From *midjaz (“middle, mid”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmið.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*midjǭ f

  1. middle, center

Inflection

Declension of *midjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *midjǭ *midjōniz
vocative *midjǭ *midjōniz
accusative *midjōnų *midjōnunz
genitive *midjōniz *midjōnǫ̂
dative *midjōni *midjōmaz
instrumental *midjōnē *midjōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: midde
  • Old Frisian: midde
  • Old Saxon: *middia
  • Old Norse: miðja

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*međjōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
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