Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/moþþā

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

Feminized and leveled from *maþô ~ *muttaz (“insect, worm, maggot”).

Noun

*moþþā f

1. moth

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*moþþā
Genitive	*moþþōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*moþþā	*moþþōn
Accusative	*moþþōn	*moþþōn
Genitive	*moþþōn	*moþþōnō
Dative	*moþþōn	*moþþōm, *moþþum
Instrumental	*moþþōn	*moþþōm, *moþþum

Descendants

• Old English: moþþe
  • Middle English: mothe
    • English: moth
    • Scots: moch
• Old Saxon: *motta
  • Middle Low German: motte
    • Low German: Mutten, Motten
    • → German: Motte
• Old Dutch: *motta
  • Middle Dutch: motte
    • Dutch: mot