Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōhô

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

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂k-ō ~ *m̥h₂k-né-s, from *meh₂k- +‎ *-ō. Close cognate with Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”). Also related to Proto-Slavic *makъ (“poppy”), Albanian mokth (“pheasant's eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.xɔːː/

Noun

*mōhô m

1. poppy, poppyseed

Inflection

Per Kroonen:

masculine an-stemDeclension of *mōhô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōhô	*mōhaniz
vocative	*mōhô	*mōhaniz
accusative	*mōhanų	*mahanunz
genitive	*mahanaz	*mahanǫ̂
dative	*magini	*magummaz
instrumental	*mahanē	*magummiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mahō, *magō
  • Old Saxon: māho
    • Middle Low German: mân
      • German Low German: Mahn, Maon
  • Old Dutch: *māho
    • Middle Dutch: maen, mane
  • Old High German: maho, mago
    • Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage
      • Cimbrian: mago
      • German: Mohn
        • → Estonian: moon
      • Swabian: mage
      • → Estonian: magun
      • → Latvian: magone
      • → Lithuanian: aguona
• Old Norse: *mogi
  • ⇒ Old Norse: *valmogi
    • Old Swedish: valmoghe
      • Swedish: vallmo
    • Old Danish: valmughæ
      • Danish: valmue
        • → Icelandic: valmúi
        • → Faroese: valmúi
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: valmue
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: valmue
    • → Norman: vamoque