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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maþō

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maþô.

Noun

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*maþō m[1]

  1. worm

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *maþō
Genitive *maþini, *maþan
Singular Plural
Nominative *maþō *maþan
Accusative *maþan *maþan
Genitive *maþini, *maþan *maþanō
Dative *maþini, *maþan *maþum
Instrumental *maþini, *maþan *maþum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192:PWGmc *maþō