Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magaþ
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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 *magaþs[1].
Noun
[edit]*magaþ f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Consonant stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *magaþ | |
| Genitive | *magaþi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *magaþ | *magaþi |
| Accusative | *magaþu | *magaþi |
| Genitive | *magaþi | *magaþō |
| Dative | *magaþi | *magaþum |
| Instrumental | *magaþi | *magaþum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: mæġeþ, mæġþ
- Old Frisian: megith, megeth, mageth
- Old Saxon: magath
- Old Dutch: magith
- Old High German: magad
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148: “PGmc, PWGmc *magaþ-”