Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midjaz

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 reconstructions

  • *medjaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmið.jɑz/

Adjective

*midjaz

  1. middle, mid

Inflection

Declension of *midjaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *midjaz *midjō *midją, *-at(ō) *midjai *midjôz *midjō
accusative *midjanǭ *midjǭ *midją, *-at(ō) *midjanz *midjōz *midjō
genitive *midjas, *midis *midjaizōz *midjas, *midis *midjaizǫ̂ *midjaizǫ̂ *midjaizǫ̂
dative *midjammai *midjaizōi *midjammai *midjaimaz *midjaimaz *midjaimaz
instrumental *midjanō *midjaizō *midjanō *midjaimiz *midjaimiz *midjaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *midjô *midjǭ *midjô *midjaniz *midjōniz *midjōnō
accusative *midjanų *midjōnų *midjô *midjanunz *midjōnunz *midjōnō
genitive *midiniz *midjōniz *midiniz *midjanǫ̂ *midjōnǫ̂ *midjanǫ̂
dative *midini *midjōni *midini *midjammaz *midjōmaz *midjammaz
instrumental *midinē *midjōnē *midinē *midjammiz *midjōmiz *midjammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *midi
    • Old English: midd
    • Old Frisian: midde
    • Old Saxon: middi
    • Old Dutch: *middi
    • Old High German: mitti
  • Old Norse: miðr, minnr
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis)

References

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