Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/madarǭ

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *modʰro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ðɑ.rɔ̃ː/

Noun

*madarǭ f

1. (botany) madder (Rubia tinctorum)

Declension

ōn-stemDeclension of *madarǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*madarǭ	*madarōniz
vocative	*madarǭ	*madarōniz
accusative	*madarōnų	*madarōnunz
genitive	*madarōniz	*madarōnǫ̂
dative	*madarōni	*madarōmaz
instrumental	*madarōnē	*madarōmiz

Synonyms

• *maiþǭ
  • Proto-West Germanic: *maiþā
    • Old Frisian: *mēthe
      • West Frisian: miede m or f
    • Old Dutch: *meitha, *mētha
      • Middle Dutch: mede
        • Dutch: mede, mee
          • ⇒ Dutch: meekrap

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *madarā
  • Old English: mædere, mædre, mæddre
    • Middle English: mader, madere, madur, madyr, madyre, maddir, madir, mædere
      • English: madder
      • Scots: mather, mader, madder, malder, maider (obsolete)
      • → Irish: madra, madar
  • Old Saxon: *madara
    • Middle Low German: madre; māder m
  • Old High German: matara, matra, matreia, matere, metere
    • Middle High German: matere
• Old Norse: maðra
  • Icelandic: maðra
  • Norwegian: modre
  • Swedish: madra
• → Proto-Finnic: *matara (see there for further descendants)