Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mimzą

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

Thematicized variant of Proto-Indo-European *mḗms (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Latin membrum (“member, limb”), Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “meat, flesh”), Old Armenian միս (mis, “meat”). More at member.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmim.zɑ̃/

Noun

*mimzą n

1. flesh

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mimzą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mimzą	*mimzō
vocative	*mimzą	*mimzō
accusative	*mimzą	*mimzō
genitive	*mimzas, *mimzis	*mimzǫ̂
dative	*mimzai	*mimzamaz
instrumental	*mimzō	*mimzamiz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz)
• Crimean Gothic: menus