Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/muldawurpiz

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

Compound of *muldō (“dirt, soil”) + *werpaną (“to throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muldawurpiz/

Noun

*muldawurpiz f

1. mole

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *muldawurpiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*muldawurpiz	*muldawurpīz
vocative	*muldawurpi	*muldawurpīz
accusative	*muldawurpį	*muldawurpinz
genitive	*muldawurpīz	*muldawurpijǫ̂
dative	*muldawurpī	*muldawurpimaz
instrumental	*muldawurpī	*muldawurpimiz

Descendants

• Old English: moldeweorpe, wandeweorpe
  • Middle English: moldewarpe
    • English: mouldwarp
    • Scots modewarp