Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/medu

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 Proto-Germanic *meduz.

Noun

*medu m

  1. mead

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *medu
Genitive *medō
Singular Plural
Nominative *medu *midiwi, *medō
Accusative *medu *medū
Genitive *medō *midiwō
Dative *midiwi, *medō *medum
Instrumental *medu *medum

Descendants

  • Old English: medu, medo, meodo, meodu
    • Middle English: mede, methe (influenced by Old Norse mjǫðr)
  • Old Frisian: mede
    • Saterland Frisian: Meede
    • West Frisian: mea
  • Old Saxon: medu
    • Middle Low German: mēde, medde
      • Low German: Mia (Westphalian dialects)
  • Old Dutch: *medo
  • Old High German: metu
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