Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/meus

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

From Proto-Germanic *meusą.

Noun

*meus m or n

1. moss

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*meus
Genitive	*meusas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*meus	*meusu
Accusative	*meus	*meusu
Genitive	*meusas	*meusō
Dative	*meusē	*meusum
Instrumental	*meusu	*meusum

Related terms

• *miusiju (“bog, swamp”)
  • Old English: *mīesiġ, *mȳsiġ
    • Middle English: misy
      • English: mizzy
• *mos

Descendants

• Old English: mēos m
  • Middle English: mes
    • English: meese, meece, meoze, mesh, mews (dialectal)
    • Scots: mese
• Old Dutch: *mies
  • Middle Dutch: mies n
• Old High German: mios m or n
  • Middle High German: mies
    • German: Mies