Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mandu

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-Germanic

Etymology

Origin unclear. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *man- (“hand”); or from Proto-Indo-European *mAnd- (“to adorn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑn.dɔː/

Noun

*mandu f

1. basket

Inflection

neuter u-stemDeclension of *mandu (neuter u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mandu	*mandū
vocative	*mandu	*mandū
accusative	*mandu	*mandū
genitive	*mandauz	*mandiwǫ̂
dative	*mandiwi	*mandumaz
instrumental	*mandū	*mandumiz

Related terms

• *mandulaz

Descendants

• Old English: mand, mond
  • Middle English: mande, maunde, mawnde
    • English: maund
    • Scots: mand
• Old Saxon: *manda
  • Middle Low German: mande
    • Low German: mande, mane
      • → German: Mand, Mande
• Frankish: *manda
  • Old Dutch: *manda
    • Middle Dutch: mande; mandeken, mandekijn
      • Dutch: mand
      • → Middle French: mannequin
        • French: mannequin
  • → Old French: mande
    • Middle French: mande, manne
      • French: mande (dialectal), manne