Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdrijǭ

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 *mōdrijaz (“of a mother, maternal”, adj), and/or *méh₂treh₂ (“mother's sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Cognate with Cornish modrep (“maternal aunt”), Welsh modryb (“maternal aunt”), Ancient Greek μήτριος (mḗtrios, “motherly, maternal”), Albanian motër (“sister”).

Noun

*mōdrijǭ f

1. mother’s sister; maternal aunt

   Synonym: *mōijǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *mōdrijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōdrijǭ	*mōdrijōniz
vocative	*mōdrijǭ	*mōdrijōniz
accusative	*mōdrijōnų	*mōdrijōnunz
genitive	*mōdrijōniz	*mōdrijōnǫ̂
dative	*mōdrijōni	*mōdrijōmaz
instrumental	*mōdrijōnē	*mōdrijōmiz

Related terms

• *mōdēr

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mōdrijā
  • Old English: mōdrie, mōdriġe
    • Middle English: moddrie
  • Old Frisian: mōdrie
    • North Frisian: medder
  • Old Saxon: *mōdria, *mōdira
    • Middle Low German: möddere, meddere, mödder, medder
  • Old Dutch: *muodria, *muodira
    • Middle Dutch: moeddere, moddere, modder
  • Old High German: muotera