Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/missu

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 *missijaną (to miss, fail).

Noun edit

*missu f

  1. lack, absence
  2. failure, mistake

Inflection edit

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *missu
Genitive *missā
Singular Plural
Nominative *missu *missō
Accusative *missā *missā
Genitive *missā *missō
Dative *missē *missōm, *missum
Instrumental *missu *missōm, *missum

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: *miss
    • Middle English: misse (sin, guilt, wickedness)
  • Old Saxon: *missa
  • Old Dutch: *missa
  • Old High German: *missa