Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mattjō

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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

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Etymology

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Presumably from Proto-Germanic *matjô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *met- (to cut). Cognate with Sanskrit मत्य (matyà, harrow, roller, club), Proto-Slavic *motyka (hoe), Lithuanian matikkas (mattock), Latin mateola (mallet).

Noun

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*mattjō m

  1. cutting tool, mattock, chisel, etc.
    Synonyms: *bautil, *bikkil, *bikkjō
  2. someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc.
    Synonyms: *bikkjārī, *mattjārī, *stainabikkjārī

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *mattjō
Genitive *mattjini, *mattjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *mattjō *mattjan
Accusative *mattjan *mattjan
Genitive *mattjini, *mattjan *mattjanō
Dative *mattjini, *mattjan *mattjum
Instrumental *mattjini, *mattjan *mattjum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old High German: mezzo
  • Vulgar Latin: *mattiō, *matiō
    • Medieval Latin: maciō
      • Old French: maçon, macon (manuscript form) (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Medieval Latin: matia (see there for further descendants)