Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/muþþǭ

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

Etymology

Leveled from *maþô ~ *muttaz (“moth”).

Noun

*muþþǭ m

1. moth

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *muþþǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*muþþǭ	*muþþōniz
vocative	*muþþǭ	*muþþōniz
accusative	*muþþōnų	*muþþōnunz
genitive	*muþþōniz	*muþþōnǫ̂
dative	*muþþōni	*muþþōmaz
instrumental	*muþþōnē	*muþþōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *moþþā
  • Old English: moþþe
    • Middle English: mothe
      • English: moth
      • Scots: moch
  • Old Saxon: *motta
    • Middle Low German: motte
      • Low German: Mutten, Motten
      • → German: Motte
  • Old Dutch: *motta
    • Middle Dutch: motte
      • Dutch: mot