Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēdwō
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”) + *-dwō. Cognate with Latin metere (“to cut down; reap; mow”).
Noun
[edit]*mēdwō f
Inflection
[edit]ō-stemDeclension of *mēdwō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *mēdwō | *mēdwôz | |
vocative | *mēdwō | *mēdwôz | |
accusative | *mēdwǭ | *mēdwōz | |
genitive | *mēdwōz | *mēdwǫ̂ | |
dative | *mēdwōi | *mēdwōmaz | |
instrumental | *mēdwō | *mēdwōmiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *mādu, *madu
References
[edit]- ^ Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “miede”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary[1], Leiden: Leiden University, page 34.