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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *mattjō (“cutting tool”) + *-uk.
Noun
*mattjuk m
- mattock, ploughshare
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*mattjuk
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| Genitive
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*mattjukas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*mattjuk
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*mattjukō, *mattjukōs
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| Accusative
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*mattjuk
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*mattjukā
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| Genitive
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*mattjukas
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*mattjukō
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| Dative
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*mattjukē
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*mattjukum
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| Instrumental
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*mattjuku
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*mattjukum
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Alternative reconstructions
- *mattuk, *mattik, *mattīk
Descendants
- Old English: mettoc, meottoc, mattuc, mættoc, mattoc
- →? Vulgar Latin: *matteūca
- Italian: mazzocca
- Old French: maçugue, maçuge, maçüe
- Romanian: măciucă
- Old Galician-Portuguese: massuca
- Venetan: mazuco
- →? Lithuanian: matikkas (“mattock”)
- →? Proto-Slavic: *motyka (“hoe”) (see there for further descendants)