Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mauraz

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 *mowro-, *morwi-.

Noun

*mauraz m

1. ant

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mauraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mauraz	*maurōz, *maurōs
vocative	*maur	*maurōz, *maurōs
accusative	*maurą	*mauranz
genitive	*mauras, *mauris	*maurǫ̂
dative	*maurai	*mauramaz
instrumental	*maurō	*mauramiz

Synonyms

• *miurijǭ

Descendants

• Old Norse: maurr
  • Icelandic: maur
  • Faroese: meyra
  • Norwegian: maur
  • Old Swedish: *mør (in mørastakker)
  • Jamtish: mour
  • → Middle English: mowre