Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/massjā

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

Unknown. See also Persian مس (mis, “copper”).

Noun

*massjā f

1. brass

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*massjā
Genitive	*massjōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*massjā	*massjōn
Accusative	*massjōn	*massjōn
Genitive	*massjōn	*massjōnō
Dative	*massjōn	*massjōm, *massjum
Instrumental	*massjōn	*massjōm, *massjum

Alternative reconstructions

• *massju

Descendants

• *massikīn, *massjukīn
  • Saterland Frisian: Mäsken
• *massing
• *massīn

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *messa
  • Middle Dutch: mes
• Old High German: *messa
  • Middle High German: messe, mess

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*masjinga-(?)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356: “*masja-; *masjō-”