Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marþuz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-GermanicEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unknown. The original meaning could have been "bride," which could be related to Latin mas (“male bride”), Lithuanian marti (“daughter-in-law”), and possibly Crimean Gothic marzu (“marriage”). For similar semantic development, compare Greek νυφίτσα (nyfítsa, “weasel”), from a diminutive of νύφη (nýfi, “bride”); Italian donnola (“weasel”), from a diminutive of donna (“woman”); and Spanish comadreja (“weasel”), from a deprecative diminutive of Spanish comadre (“mother of one's godchild”).[1][2] Or, possibly of substrate origin.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
*marþuz m
InflectionEdit
| u-stemDeclension of *marþuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *marþuz | *marþiwiz | |
| vocative | *marþu | *marþiwiz | |
| accusative | *marþų | *marþunz | |
| genitive | *marþauz | *marþiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *marþiwi | *marþumaz | |
| instrumental | *marþū | *marþumiz | |
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Old English: mearþ
- Old Frisian: *merth
- West Frisian: murd
- Frankish: *marth
- → Medieval Latin: martes (see there for descendants)
- Old High German: mard
- Old Norse: mǫrðr
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “marten”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “marten”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.