Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiþmaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *meytH-, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange, swap”). Cognate with Latin mūtare (“to change, exchange, barter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯θ.mɑz/

Noun

*maiþmaz m

1. gift, present

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *maiþmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maiþmaz	*maiþmōz, *maiþmōs
vocative	*maiþm	*maiþmōz, *maiþmōs
accusative	*maiþmą	*maiþmanz
genitive	*maiþmas, *maiþmis	*maiþmǫ̂
dative	*maiþmai	*maiþmamaz
instrumental	*maiþmō	*maiþmamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *maiþm
  • Old English: māþum, māþm
    • Middle English: mathem, madme
    • → English: mathum, mathom
  • Old Saxon: mēthom, mēþom
  • Old High German: *meidam
    • Middle High German: meidem, meiden
• Old Norse: *meiðm, meiðmar pl
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 (maiþms)