Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/miurijǭ

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

Possibly from the same source as *mauraz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiu̯.ri.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*miurijǭ f

ant

Inflection

Declension of *miurijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*miurijǭ	*miurijōniz
vocative	*miurijǭ	*miurijōniz
accusative	*miurijōnų	*miurijōnunz
genitive	*miurijōniz	*miurijōnǫ̂
dative	*miurijōni	*miurijōmaz
instrumental	*miurijōnē	*miurijōmiz

Synonyms

*mauraz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *miurijā
- Old English: *mīere, *mȳre
  - Middle English: mire
    - English: mire
      - ⇒ English: antmire
    - ⇒ Middle English: pissemyre
      - English: pismire
- Old Saxon: miuria
  - Middle Low German: miere (possibly a loan from Dutch)
    - German Low German: Miere
- Old Dutch: *miura
  - Middle Dutch: miere
    - Dutch: mier
Old Norse: *mýra
- Old Swedish: mȳra
  - Swedish: myra
- Danish: myre
Crimean Gothic: miera
→ Proto-Finnic: *muurahainën (see there for further descendants)