Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magadīn
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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]Noun
[edit]*magadīn n[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *magadīn | |
| Genitive | *magadīnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *magadīn | *magadīnu |
| Accusative | *magadīn | *magadīnu |
| Genitive | *magadīnas | *magadīnō |
| Dative | *magadīnē | *magadīnum |
| Instrumental | *magadīnu | *magadīnum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: mæġden, mǣden
- Old Frisian: meiden
- Saterland Frisian: Maiden
- Old Saxon: *magathīn
- Middle Low German: mēgetīn
- Old High German: magatīn
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254: “PWGmc *magadīn”