Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mizdō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *misdʰéh₂ (“reward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiz.dɔː/

Noun

*mizdō f

1. reward

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mizdō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mizdō	*mizdôz
vocative	*mizdō	*mizdôz
accusative	*mizdǭ	*mizdōz
genitive	*mizdōz	*mizdǫ̂
dative	*mizdōi	*mizdōmaz
instrumental	*mizdō	*mizdōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *miʀdu
  • Old English: mēd, meord, ᛗᛖᛞᚢ (medu) — Runic
    • Middle English: mede, meede
      • English: meed
      • Scots: med
  • Old Saxon: mēda
    • Middle Low German: mêde
      • Low German: Meed
  • Old Dutch: *miada, *mieda
    • Middle Dutch: miede
      • Dutch: miede
  • Old High German: miata
    • Middle High German: miete
      • German: Miete
      • Luxembourgish: Mit
  • Lombardic: mēta
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 (mizdō)