Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mawī

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 earlier *magwī, from *maguz (“boy”), with feminine suffix; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.wiː/

Noun

*mawī f

1. girl

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *mawī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mawī	*mawjôz
vocative	*mawī	*mawjôz
accusative	*mawjǭ	*mawjōz
genitive	*mawjōz	*mawjǫ̂
dative	*mawjōi	*mawjōmaz
instrumental	*mawjō	*mawjōmiz

Derived terms

• *mawilǭ

Descendants

• Old Norse: mær, mey, meyja (the latter two from the paradigm of the former)
  • Icelandic: mær, mey, meyja
  • Faroese: moy, moyggj (< mey)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møy (< mey)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møy (< mey)
  • Old Swedish: mø̄ (< mey)
    • Swedish: mö
  • Old Danish: mø̄ (< mey)
    • Danish: mø
  • Gutnish: måi (< mey)
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (mawi)