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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meldǭ

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Put to Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- because of the mealy texture of its leaves. Compare the meaning range of the descendants of Old Norse mjǫll which is from the same root, Icelandic mjöll (fresh snow), Norwegian mjell, mjøll (light, dry snow), Swedish mjäll (dandruff), Danish mæld, mjæld (fluff on corollae). But note Proto-Slavic *lebeda of the same meaning range, and also Ancient Greek βλίτον (blíton, purple amaranth; orache); both are of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*meldǭ f

  1. a plant of the genus Chenopodium, goosefoot
  2. a plant of the genus Atriplex, orache, saltbush

Inflection

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ōn-stemDeclension of *meldǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *meldǭ *meldōniz
vocative *meldǭ *meldōniz
accusative *meldōnų *meldōnunz
genitive *meldōniz *meldōnǫ̂
dative *meldōni *meldōmaz
instrumental *meldōnē *meldōmiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mulđōn II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 275

Further reading

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