Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþikô

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 *maþô.

Noun

*maþikô m

1. maggot, worm

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *maþikô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maþikô	*maþikaniz
vocative	*maþikô	*maþikaniz
accusative	*maþikanų	*maþikanunz
genitive	*maþikiniz	*maþikanǫ̂
dative	*maþikini	*maþikammaz
instrumental	*maþikinē	*maþikammiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *maþkô
• *maþikaz, *maþikaz
• *maþukaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: maðkr
  • Icelandic: maðkur
  • Faroese: maðkur
  • Norwegian:

    Norwegian Nynorsk: makk, mark

    Norwegian Bokmål: makk, mark

  • Old Swedish: maþker
    • Swedish: matk, mask
    • Northern Sami: mask
  • Old Danish: mathk
    • Danish: maddike, mark
    • → German Low German: Maddik, Madik, Meddik, Mett
  • Elfdalian: makk
  • Gutnish: makk
  • Scanian: maðk
  • → Middle English: mathek, mauk, mawk, magot, magat
    • English: maddock, mawk, maggot
    • Scots: maggot, mak, mauch, mauk; matlo
• Old Norse: maðka
• →? Finnish: matikka