Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēgaz

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

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Etymology

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Suggested to be related to *maguz (boy, relative).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*mēgaz m

  1. son-in-law; or more generally, a relative through marriage

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *mēgaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mēgaz *mēgōz, *mēgōs
vocative *mēg *mēgōz, *mēgōs
accusative *mēgą *mēganz
genitive *mēgas, *mēgis *mēgǫ̂
dative *mēgai *mēgamaz
instrumental *mēgō *mēgamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “mega”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 361