Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/munþaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s (“mouth, jaw”), from *men- (“chin”) +‎ *-tós.[1] Cognate with Latin mentum (“chin”), Welsh mant (“mandible, gums”), Hittite 𒈨𒂊𒉌𒄿 (me-e-ni-i /⁠mēni⁠/, “face, cheek”). More speculatively, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *stemn- (“mouth, muzzle”), whence *stamnijō (“voice, sound”) (compare Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma)), via earlier *stment-, in which case resemblance to the suffix *-mn̥ would be accidental. Compare also Ancient Greek μάσαομαι (másaomai, “to chew, bite”), Latin mandō (“to chew”), though some details are disputed.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmun.θɑz/

Noun

*munþaz m[2]

  1. mouth

Inflection

Declension of *munþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *munþaz *munþōz, *munþōs
vocative *munþ *munþōz, *munþōs
accusative *munþą *munþanz
genitive *munþas, *munþis *munþǫ̂
dative *munþai *munþamaz
instrumental *munþō *munþamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “?*men- ‘chin’”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 577: “MWels mant ‘mouth, jaw’, Lat. mentum ‘chin’ (Italo-Celtic < *mn̥-to-), Hit mēni- ‘chin’.”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*munþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 376-7
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