Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meduwurtiz

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 *meduz +‎ *wurtiz, so-called for its use in mead.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈme.ðu.ˌwur.tiz/

Noun edit

*meduwurtiz f

meadwort, meadowsweet

Inflection edit

i-stemDeclension of *meduwurtiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*meduwurtiz	*meduwurtīz
vocative	*meduwurti	*meduwurtīz
accusative	*meduwurtį	*meduwurtinz
genitive	*meduwurtīz	*meduwurtijǫ̂
dative	*meduwurtī	*meduwurtimaz
instrumental	*meduwurtī	*meduwurtimiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *meduwurti
- Old English: medewyrt, medowyrt
  - Middle English: medewort, medwert, medwort
    - English: meadwort, medæwart (obsolete)
- Old Saxon: *meduwurt
  - Middle Low German: mēdewurt
- Old High German: metuwurz
Old Norse: *mjǫðurt
- Icelandic: mjaðurt
- Danish: mjødurt
- Norwegian: mjødurt
- Swedish: mjödört