Reconstruction:Old Dutch/mada

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō. Only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*māda f

1. meadow

Inflection

Declension of *māda (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*māda	*māda, *mādon
accusative	*māda, *mādon	*māda, *mādon
genitive	*mādon	*mādono
dative	*mādon	*mādon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mâde
  • Dutch: made

Further reading

• “māda, mēda”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012