Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maidaz

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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]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Pre-Germanic *moyth₂ós, an o-grade adjective from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (to hurt).

Adjective[edit]

*maidaz

  1. hurt, wounded
  2. mad, foolish
  3. angry, enraged
Inflection[edit]


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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *mey-.[1]

Noun[edit]

*maidaz m

  1. stake, pole
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *maidaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *maidaz *maidōz, *maidōs
vocative *maid *maidōz, *maidōs
accusative *maidą *maidanz
genitive *maidas, *maidis *maidǫ̂
dative *maidai *maidamaz
instrumental *maidō *maidamiz
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “maida-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347