Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainą
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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same ultimate source as *mainijaną (“to think, mean”), evolved from an earlier sense of "false oath."[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*mainą n
Inflection[edit]
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *mainą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mainą | *mainō | |
| vocative | *mainą | *mainō | |
| accusative | *mainą | *mainō | |
| genitive | *mainas, *mainis | *mainǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mainai | *mainamaz | |
| instrumental | *mainō | *mainamiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: mān; mānāþ (compounded with *aiþaz); mānswerian
- Old Frisian: mēn; *mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
- Old Saxon: mēn; mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
- Old Dutch: *mēn, *mein; *mēnēth (compounded with *aiþaz)
- Old High German: mein; meineid (compounded with *aiþaz)
- Old Norse: mein
- → Proto-Samic: *mājnē (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “meineed”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute