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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mihstaz

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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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Etymology

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From *mig- (light rain, drizzle), from Proto-Indo-European *migʰ-, *migʰ-lo- (drizzle, fog), from Proto-Indo-European *meygʰ-, *h₃meygʰ- (to flicker, blink, be dark; cloud, mist). Cognate with Lithuanian miglà (fog), Russian мгла (mgla, fog, haze).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*mihstaz m

  1. cloud, mist, fog

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *mihstaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mihstaz *mihstōz, *mihstōs
vocative *mihst *mihstōz, *mihstōs
accusative *mihstą *mihstanz
genitive *mihstas, *mihstis *mihstǫ̂
dative *mihstai *mihstamaz
instrumental *mihstō *mihstamiz
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *mist
  • Old Norse: mistr