Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōsą
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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]
Etymology[edit]
An ablaut variant of the root mat-,[1] usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, liquid, fat, dripping”); compare *matjaną (“to lap up, eat”). Contrary to Pokorny and followers, Kroonen separates the Germanic food words from this root, instead linking Ancient Greek μεστός (mestós, “full”) for a root *med- (“to satiate”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Inflection[edit]
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *mōsą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mōsą | *mōsō | |
| vocative | *mōsą | *mōsō | |
| accusative | *mōsą | *mōsō | |
| genitive | *mōsas, *mōsis | *mōsǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mōsai | *mōsamaz | |
| instrumental | *mōsō | *mōsamiz | |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *mōs
- Old Norse: *mós
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*mōsa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*mati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 358
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*mōsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 274