Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtą

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Old Armenian մատչիմ (matčʻim, “approach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.tɑ̃/

Noun

*mōtą n

1. meeting

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mōtą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōtą	*mōtō
vocative	*mōtą	*mōtō
accusative	*mōtą	*mōtō
genitive	*mōtas, *mōtis	*mōtǫ̂
dative	*mōtai	*mōtamaz
instrumental	*mōtō	*mōtamiz

Derived terms

• *gamōtą
• *mōtijaną

Descendants

• Old English: *mōt, ġemōt
  • Middle English: mōt, ȝemōt
    • English: moot
    • Scots: mut, mote
• Old Saxon: mōt, muot
  • Middle Low German: mote, mute
    • Low German: Mote
• Old Dutch: *muot
  • Middle Dutch: moet
• Old High German: *muoz, *muozi
  • Middle High German: muoz
• Old Norse: mót
  • Icelandic: mót
  • Faroese: mót
  • Norwegian: mot, møte
  • Old Swedish: mōt; mø̄te (< *mōtiją)
    • Swedish: möte; emot, mot
  • Danish: møde; imod, mod
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamōtjan)