Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/moþþā

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

Feminized and leveled from *maþô ~ *muttaz (“insect, worm, maggot”).

Noun

*moþþā f

  1. moth

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *moþþā
Genitive *moþþōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *moþþā *moþþōn
Accusative *moþþōn *moþþōn
Genitive *moþþōn *moþþōnō
Dative *moþþōn *moþþōm, *moþþum
Instrumental *moþþōn *moþþōm, *moþþum

Descendants

  • Old English: moþþe
  • Old Saxon: *motta
  • Old Dutch: *moththa
    • Middle Dutch: motte
      • Dutch: mot
        • Negerhollands: mot
        • → Papiamentu: mot (dated)
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