Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magiþō

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 *magaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣi.θɔː/

Noun

*magiþō f^[1]

doing
power

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *magiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*magiþō	*magiþôz
vocative	*magiþō	*magiþôz
accusative	*magiþǭ	*magiþōz
genitive	*magiþōz	*magiþǫ̂
dative	*magiþōi	*magiþōmaz
instrumental	*magiþō	*magiþōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *magiþu
- Old Saxon: *megetha, *megda
  - Middle Low German: mechte
Old Norse: megð
- ⇒ Faroese: ómegd

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*magiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*magiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253

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