Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēþwō
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *h₂méh₁tuh₂, *h₂mh₁twéh₂-, the latter giving *madwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*mēþwō f
Inflection
[edit]The original paradigm alternated *mēþw- against oblique *madw-.
ō-stemDeclension of *mēþwō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *mēþwō | *mēþwôz | |
vocative | *mēþwō | *mēþwôz | |
accusative | *mēþwǭ | *mēþwōz | |
genitive | *mēþwōz | *mēþwǫ̂ | |
dative | *mēþwōi | *mēþwōmaz | |
instrumental | *mēþwō | *mēþwōmiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Anglo-Frisian shows the vowel of the nominative with the voiced Verner alternant consonant from the oblique.