Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiwaz
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably of non-Indo-European substrate origin, as no certain cognates exist outside of Germanic.[1] Or, of imitative origin.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*maiwaz m
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *maiwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *maiwaz | *maiwōz, *maiwōs | |
vocative | *maiw | *maiwōz, *maiwōs | |
accusative | *maiwą | *maiwanz | |
genitive | *maiwas, *maiwis | *maiwǫ̂ | |
dative | *maiwai | *maiwamaz | |
instrumental | *maiwō | *maiwamiz |
Descendants[edit]
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *maiwī (diminutive)
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *maiwā, *maihwā
- Old Norse: már, mór; diminutives: mási, *máki
References[edit]
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “maiwa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 349-50
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mew”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.