Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maþl

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþlą.

Noun

*maþl n

1. assembly, council
2. speech

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*maþl
Genitive	*maþlas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*maþl	*maþlu
Accusative	*maþl	*maþlu
Genitive	*maþlas	*maþlō
Dative	*maþlē	*maþlum
Instrumental	*maþlu	*maþlum

Alternative forms

• *mahl

Derived terms

• *maþlijan
• *maþlōn

Descendants

• Old English: mæþel
• Old Frisian: mēl (in derivatives)
• Old Saxon: mahal
  • Middle Low German: mal
• Frankish:
  • → Late Latin: mallum
• Old High German: mahal, māl
  • Middle High German: mahel, māl
    • German: Mahl (obsolete)