Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mattjārī

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 *mattjō (“cutting tool”) +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*mattjārī m

1. someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc.

   Synonyms: *bikkjārī, *mattjō, *stainabikkjārī

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mattjārī
Genitive	*mattjārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mattjārī	*mattjārijō, *mattjārijōs
Accusative	*mattjārī	*mattjārijā
Genitive	*mattjārijas	*mattjārijō
Dative	*mattjārijē	*mattjārijum
Instrumental	*mattjāriju	*mattjārijum

Descendants

• Old High German: meziāri, mezziāri, mezziari, mezzāri
  • Middle High German: metzære, metzer, metzjære, metzjer, metziger
    • German: Metzger
  • ⇒ Old High German: *steinmezzāri
    • Middle High German: steinmetzære, steinmetzer, steinmezzer
      • → Middle Low German: steinmetzære, steinmetzer, steinmezzer
• → Medieval Latin: mattiārius