Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mihstuz

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

Probably from *mihsą (“dung”) +‎ *-þuz, the former related to *mīganą (“to urinate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmix.stuz/

Noun

*mihstuz m

1. manure

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *mihstuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mihstuz	*mihstiwiz
vocative	*mihstu	*mihstiwiz
accusative	*mihstų	*mihstunz
genitive	*mihstauz	*mihstiwǫ̂
dative	*mihstiwi	*mihstumaz
instrumental	*mihstū	*mihstumiz

Related terms

• *mihsą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mihstu
  • Old Saxon: mist
    • Middle Low German: mist, mest
      • German Low German: Mess
  • Old Dutch: *mist
    • Middle Dutch: mest
      • Dutch: mest
  • Old High German: mist
    • Middle High German: mist
      • German: Mist
      • Luxembourgish: Mëscht
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus)