Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/massing

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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 *massjā (brass) +‎ *-ing.

Noun[edit]

*massing m[1]

  1. brass

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *massing
Genitive *massingas
Singular Plural
Nominative *massing *massingō, *massingōs
Accusative *massing *massingā
Genitive *massingas *massingō
Dative *massingē *massingum
Instrumental *massingu *massingum

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lloyd, Albert L., Lühr, Rosemarie (1988) “messing”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, pages 362-363:westgerm. *mas(s)ingvoraus
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*masjinga-(?)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356