Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magiþō

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *magaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*magiþō f[1]

  1. doing
  2. power

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *magiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *magiþō *magiþôz
vocative *magiþō *magiþôz
accusative *magiþǭ *magiþōz
genitive *magiþōz *magiþǫ̂
dative *magiþōi *magiþōmaz
instrumental *magiþō *magiþōmiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *magiþu
    • Old Saxon: *megetha, *megda
  • Old Norse: megð

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*magiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253