Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magaþukīn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *magaþ +‎ *-ukīn.

Noun

*magaþukīn n

  1. young girl
  2. maiden

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *magaþukīn
Genitive *magaþukīnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *magaþukīn *magaþukīnu
Accusative *magaþukīn *magaþukīnu
Genitive *magaþukīnas *magaþukīnō
Dative *magaþukīnē *magaþukīnum
Instrumental *magaþukīnu *magaþukīnum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *magathikīn
    • Middle Low German: mēgedeken, megedekīn, megediken, megdiken, metgen, megeken
      • German Low German: Mäken (Altmark, Freilingen, Lippe), Meken (Brilon, Lippe), Meäken (Dortmund, Niedersfeld), Miaken (Olpe, Ravensberg), Mache, Mäche, Mächen (Prussia), Miäken (Sauerländ), Mägen (Wedemark), Meädchen (Wenden)
      • Plautdietsch: Mäke
  • Old Dutch: *magithikīn
  • Old High German: *magadihhīn
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