Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainą

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 the same ultimate source as *mainijaną (“to think, mean”), evolved from an earlier sense of "false oath."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.nɑ̃/

Noun

*mainą n

1. damage, hurt

   Synonym: *skaþô

2. unjustice, sin

   Synonym: *sundī

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mainą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mainą	*mainō
vocative	*mainą	*mainō
accusative	*mainą	*mainō
genitive	*mainas, *mainis	*mainǫ̂
dative	*mainai	*mainamaz
instrumental	*mainō	*mainamiz

Derived terms

• *mainijaną

Related terms

• *mainaz
• *mainō

Descendants

• Old English: mān; mānāþ (compounded with *aiþaz); mānswerian
  • Middle English: man, mon; manað, mon-oð; mansweren
    • English: manswear
    • Scots: mansweir
• Old Frisian: mēn; *mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
  • Saterland Frisian: Meeneed
  • West Frisian: meineed
• Old Saxon: mēn; mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
  • Middle Low German: mênêde, meinnêt
    • German Low German: Meeneed
• Old Dutch: *mēn, *mein; *mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
  • Middle Dutch: mên, mein; meynede, meeneet
    • Dutch: meineed
• Old High German: mein; meineid (compounded with *aiþaz)
  • Middle High German: mein; meineit
    • German: Meineid
• Old Norse: mein
  • Icelandic: mein
  • Faroese: mein
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mein
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: mein
  • Old Swedish: mēn
    • Swedish: men
  • Danish: men
    • Norwegian Bokmål: men
• → Proto-Samic: *mājnē (see there for further descendants)