Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mātu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *mētō.

Noun edit

*mātu f

  1. measure
  2. size

Inflection edit

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *mātu
Genitive *mātā
Singular Plural
Nominative *mātu *mātō
Accusative *mātā *mātā
Genitive *mātā *mātō
Dative *mātē *mātōm, *mātum
Instrumental *mātu *mātōm, *mātum

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian: mēte
  • Old Saxon: *māta
  • Old Dutch: *māta
  • Old High German: māza