Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōhô
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*mōhô m
Inflection
editPer Kroonen:[2]
masculine an-stemDeclension of *mōhô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *mōhô | *mōhaniz | |
vocative | *mōhô | *mōhaniz | |
accusative | *mōhanų | *mahanunz | |
genitive | *mahanaz | *mahanǫ̂ | |
dative | *magini | *magummaz | |
instrumental | *mahanē | *magummiz |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mōhan- ~ magan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 311-14