Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēþwō
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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
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Germanic *h₂méh₁tuh₂, *h₂mh₁twéh₂-, the latter giving *madwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*mēþwō f
Inflection edit
The original paradigm alternated *mēþw- against oblique *madw-.
| ō-stemDeclension of *mēþwō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mēþwō | *mēþwôz | |
| vocative | *mēþwō | *mēþwôz | |
| accusative | *mēþwǭ | *mēþwōz | |
| genitive | *mēþwōz | *mēþwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mēþwōi | *mēþwōmaz | |
| instrumental | *mēþwō | *mēþwōmiz | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Anglo-Frisian shows the vowel of the nominative with the voiced Verner alternant consonant from the oblique.