Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōþī
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *mōþaz + *-ī (adjective suffix).
Adjective
[edit]*mōþī[1]
Inflection
[edit]| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *mōþī | ||
| Genitive | *mōþijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mōþī | *mōþiju | *mōþī |
| Accusative | *mōþijanā | *mōþijā | *mōþī |
| Genitive | *mōþijas | *mōþijeʀā | *mōþijas |
| Dative | *mōþijumē | *mōþijeʀē | *mōþijumē |
| Instrumental | *mōþiju | *mōþijeʀu | *mōþiju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mōþijē | *mōþijō | *mōþiju |
| Accusative | *mōþijā | *mōþijā | *mōþiju |
| Genitive | *mōþijeʀō | *mōþijeʀō | *mōþijeʀō |
| Dative | *mōþijēm, *mōþijum | *mōþijēm, *mōþijum | *mōþijēm, *mōþijum |
| Instrumental | *mōþijēm, *mōþijum | *mōþijēm, *mōþijum | *mōþijēm, *mōþijum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: mēþe
- Old Frisian: mōthe
- Saterland Frisian: moud
- Old Saxon: mōthi
- Old Dutch: muothi
- Old High German: muodi
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 227: “PWGmc *mōþī”