Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/medumō
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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 *medumô. Equivalent to *midi (“middle, mid”) + *-umō (comparative/superlative adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]*medumō
Inflection
[edit]| n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *medumō | ||
| Genitive | *medumini, *meduman | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *medumō | *medumā | *medumā |
| Accusative | *meduman | *medumōn | *medumā |
| Genitive | *medumini, *meduman | *medumōn | *medumini, *meduman |
| Dative | *medumini, *meduman | *medumōn | *medumini, *meduman |
| Instrumental | *medumini, *meduman | *medumōn | *medumini, *meduman |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *meduman | *medumōn | *medumōn |
| Accusative | *meduman | *medumōn | *medumōn |
| Genitive | *medumanō | *medumōnō | *medumanō |
| Dative | *medumum | *medumōm, *medumum | *medumum |
| Instrumental | *medumum | *medumōm, *medumum | *medumum |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]Old High German preserves the original comparative meaning, whereas in Old English the word seems to have developed into an independent adjective.