Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mattjō

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

Etymology

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

*mattjō m

1. cutting tool, mattock, chisel, etc.

   Synonyms: *bautil, *bikkil, *bikkjō

2. someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc.

   Synonyms: *bikkjārī, *mattjārī, *stainabikkjārī

Inflection

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

• *mattjārī
• *mattjuk

Descendants

• Old High German: mezzo
  • ⇒ Old High German: steinmezzo
    • Middle High German: steinmetze
      • German: Steinmetz
• → Vulgar Latin: *mattiō, *matiō
  • Medieval Latin: maciō
    • Old French: maçon, macon (see there for further descendants)
• →? Medieval Latin: matia (see there for further descendants)