Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mati
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *matiz.
Noun[edit]
*mati m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *mati | |
| Genitive | *matī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mati | *matī |
| Accusative | *mati | *matī |
| Genitive | *matī | *mattjō |
| Dative | *matī | *matim, *mattjum |
| Instrumental | *matī | *matim, *mattjum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: mete, met, mett, mette
- Old Frisian: mete, meit, met
- North Frisian: meet
- Old Saxon: meti, mat
- Old Dutch: *mat, *meti
- Old High German: maz
- Middle High German: maz
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47: “PWGmc *mati”