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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiþm

 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maiþmaz (“gift”).

Noun

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*maiþm m[1]

  1. treasure

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *maiþm
Genitive *maiþmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *maiþm *maiþmō, *maiþmōs
Accusative *maiþm *maiþmā
Genitive *maiþmas *maiþmō
Dative *maiþmē *maiþmum
Instrumental *maiþmu *maiþmum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48: “PWGmc *maiþm ‘treasure’”
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