Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/malhō

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

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”) and connected with Ancient Greek μολγός (molgós, “leather bag”). However, Kroonen notes a formal mismatch between the Germanic and Hellenic terms, and suggests that both terms were borrowed from Thracian, or otherwise from some prehistoric Wanderwort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑl.xɔː/

Noun

*malhō f

1. leather bag

Inflection

Declension of *malhō (ō-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*malhō	*malhôz
vocative	*malhō	*malhôz
accusative	*malhǭ	*malhōz
genitive	*malhōz	*malhǫ̂
dative	*malhōi	*malhōmaz
instrumental	*malhō	*malhōmiz

Synonyms

• *balgiz
• *keudō
• *puhô
• *pungô
• *pusô
• *seudaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *malhu
  • Old Saxon: malaha
    • Middle Low German: māle, maele, meile
  • Old Dutch: *mala
    • Middle Dutch: male, mael, maele
      • Dutch: maal, malie
  • Old High German: malaha, malha
    • Middle High German: malhe
  • → Medieval Latin: mala [abt. 920, France] (see there for further descendants)