Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/murgīþu

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 *murgī +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*murgīþu f

1. shortness, brevity
2. pause, break
3. relaxation, leisure

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*murgīþu
Genitive	*murgīþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*murgīþu	*murgīþō
Accusative	*murgīþā	*murgīþā
Genitive	*murgīþā	*murgīþō
Dative	*murgīþē	*murgīþōm, *murgīþum
Instrumental	*murgīþu	*murgīþōm, *murgīþum

Alternative reconstructions

• *murgiþu

Descendants

• Old English: myrgþ, myrhþ, mergþ
  • Middle English: murhðe, murȝeþe, mireȝþe, myrght, merþe, mirthe
    • English: mirth
    • Scots: myrth, mirth
• Old Dutch: *murgitha
  • Middle Dutch: merechte, merchte