Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/missalīkaz

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 *missa- +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmis.sa.ˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*missalīkaz^[1]

diverse, various

Inflection

Declension of *missalīkaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*missalīkaz	*missalīkō	missalīką, -at(ō)	*missalīkai	*missalīkôz	*missalīkō
accusative	*missalīkanǭ	*missalīkǭ	missalīką, -at(ō)	*missalīkanz	*missalīkōz	*missalīkō
genitive	missalīkas, missalīkis	*missalīkaizōz	missalīkas, missalīkis	*missalīkaizǫ̂	*missalīkaizǫ̂	*missalīkaizǫ̂
dative	*missalīkammai	*missalīkaizōi	*missalīkammai	*missalīkaimaz	*missalīkaimaz	*missalīkaimaz
instrumental	*missalīkanō	*missalīkaizō	*missalīkanō	*missalīkaimiz	*missalīkaimiz	*missalīkaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*missalīkô	*missalīkǭ	*missalīkô	*missalīkaniz	*missalīkōniz	*missalīkōnō
accusative	*missalīkanų	*missalīkōnų	*missalīkô	*missalīkanunz	*missalīkōnunz	*missalīkōnō
genitive	*missalīkiniz	*missalīkōniz	*missalīkiniz	*missalīkanǫ̂	*missalīkōnǫ̂	*missalīkanǫ̂
dative	*missalīkini	*missalīkōni	*missalīkini	*missalīkammaz	*missalīkōmaz	*missalīkammaz
instrumental	*missalīkinē	*missalīkōnē	*missalīkinē	*missalīkammiz	*missalīkōmiz	*missalīkammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *missalīk
- Old English: mislīċ (“various”), mistlīċ
  - Middle English: mislīch, mislīche, mislice, mistlice, mistliche
- Old Frisian: mislīk
  - North Frisian: mislijck
  - West Frisian: mislik (“nauseous”)
- Old Saxon: missilīk
  - Middle Low German: mislīk (“unsure”)
- Old Dutch: *missilīc
  - Middle Dutch: misslijc
    - Dutch: misselijk (“nauseous”)
- Old High German: mislīh, missilīh
  - Middle High German: misselich, mislich
    - German: misslich (“awkward”)
Old Norse: mislíkr
- Icelandic: mislíkur (“different”)
Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (missaleiks, “various”)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*missa-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 272

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*missa-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 272

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