Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meduwurtiz

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 *meduz +‎ *wurtiz, so-called for its use in mead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.ðu.ˌwur.tiz/

Noun

*meduwurtiz f

1. meadwort, meadowsweet

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *meduwurtiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*meduwurtiz	*meduwurtīz
vocative	*meduwurti	*meduwurtīz
accusative	*meduwurtį	*meduwurtinz
genitive	*meduwurtīz	*meduwurtijǫ̂
dative	*meduwurtī	*meduwurtimaz
instrumental	*meduwurtī	*meduwurtimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *meduwurti
  • Old English: medewyrt, medowyrt
    • Middle English: medewort, medwert, medwort
      • English: meadwort, medæwart (obsolete)
  • Old Saxon: *meduwurt
    • Middle Low German: mēdewurt
  • Old High German: metuwurz
• Old Norse: *mjǫðurt
  • Icelandic: mjaðurt
  • Danish: mjødurt
  • Norwegian: mjødurt
  • Swedish: mjödört