Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marhwaz

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

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Etymology

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A thematicisation of earlier *marhuz, from Proto-Indo-European *merk- (to decay).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*marhwaz m

  1. tallow, suet

Declension

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *marhwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *marhwaz *marhwōz, *marhwōs
vocative *marhw *marhwōz, *marhwōs
accusative *marhwą *marhwanz
genitive *marhwas, *marhwis *marhwǫ̂
dative *marhwai *marhwamaz
instrumental *marhwō *marhwamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*marxuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 261