Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainō

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“intent; mind”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.nɔː/

Noun edit

*mainō f

mind; opinion

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *mainō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mainō	*mainôz
vocative	*mainō	*mainôz
accusative	*mainǭ	*mainōz
genitive	*mainōz	*mainǫ̂
dative	*mainōi	*mainōmaz
instrumental	*mainō	*mainōmiz

Derived terms edit

*mainōną

Related terms edit

*mainijaną

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *mainu
- Old English: *mān, *mǣn; (*mānian; mǣnan (“to complain; lament”))
  - Middle English: mān, mane, mone, moon, mene; (monen, moonen; menen)
    - Scots: mane, main, mene; (mane; mene, mein)
    - English: moan; (moan; mean)
- Old Frisian: mēne
  - West Frisian: mienje
- Old High German: meina
  - Middle High German: meine