Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maskwǭ

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *mozgo- (netting, mesh, knot, loop), from Proto-Indo-European *mezgʷ- (to knit, tie, make a loop). Cognate with Lithuanian mègzti (to make a knot, knit).

Noun edit

*maskwǭ f

  1. loop, knot
  2. mesh, netting
  3. mesh used as a filter, facemask

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *maskwǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *maskwǭ *maskwōniz
vocative *maskwǭ *maskwōniz
accusative *maskwōnų *maskwōnunz
genitive *maskwōniz *maskwōnǫ̂
dative *maskwōni *maskwōmaz
instrumental *maskwōnē *maskwōmiz

Descendants edit