Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marigreutō

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin margarita, modified by folk-etymological from *mari (“sea”) +‎ *greutō (“sand, dust”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (marikreitus, “pearl”).

Noun

*marigreutō m

1. pearl

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*marigreutō
Genitive	*marigriutini, *marigreutan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*marigreutō	*marigreutan
Accusative	*marigreutan	*marigreutan
Genitive	*marigriutini, *marigreutan	*marigreutanō
Dative	*marigriutini, *marigreutan	*marigreutum
Instrumental	*marigriutini, *marigreutan	*marigreutum

Alternative reconstructions

• *marigreutā f, *marigreut m or n

Descendants

• Old English: meregrēot, meregrot n, meregrota f
• Old Saxon: merigriota, merigrīta f
  • Middle Low German: margarīte, margarite
• Old Dutch: *merigrioto
  • Middle Dutch: margriete, mergriete, magriete, maergriete, margrite
• Old High German: merigriozo, merigrioz m, *merigrioza f
  • Middle High German: margarieze, margarīte f, margarit m