Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōdag
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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 *mōdagaz. Equivalent to *mōd + *-g.
Adjective
[edit]*mōdag[1]
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *mōdag | ||
| Genitive | *mōdagas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mōdag | *mōdagu | *mōdag |
| Accusative | *mōdaganā | *mōdagā | *mōdag |
| Genitive | *mōdagas | *mōdageʀā | *mōdagas |
| Dative | *mōdagumē | *mōdageʀē | *mōdagumē |
| Instrumental | *mōdagu | *mōdageʀu | *mōdagu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mōdagē | *mōdagō | *mōdagu |
| Accusative | *mōdagā | *mōdagā | *mōdagu |
| Genitive | *mōdageʀō | *mōdageʀō | *mōdageʀō |
| Dative | *mōdagēm, *mōdagum | *mōdagēm, *mōdagum | *mōdagēm, *mōdagum |
| Instrumental | *mōdagēm, *mōdagum | *mōdagēm, *mōdagum | *mōdagēm, *mōdagum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: mōdiġ, modi
- Old Frisian: *mōdich
- West Frisian: moedich
- Old Saxon: mōdag
- Old Dutch: *muodag
- Old High German: muotag, muotig
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334: “PWGmc *mōdag”