Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiþm
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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 *maiþmaz (“gift”).
Noun
[edit]*maiþm m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *maiþm | |
| Genitive | *maiþmas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maiþm | *maiþmō, *maiþmōs |
| Accusative | *maiþm | *maiþmā |
| Genitive | *maiþmas | *maiþmō |
| Dative | *maiþmē | *maiþmum |
| Instrumental | *maiþmu | *maiþmum |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48: “PWGmc *maiþm ‘treasure’”