Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/midi

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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 1

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From Proto-Germanic *midi, from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (with). Cognate with Ancient Greek μετά (metá, among, between, with), Sanskrit स्मत् (smat, together, at the same time).

Preposition

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*midi

  1. with, by, through [with instrumental]
  2. along, together
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *midjaz.

Adjective

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*midi[1]

  1. middle, mid
Inflection
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ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *midi
Genitive *middjas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *midi *middju *midi
Accusative *middjanā *middjā *midi
Genitive *middjas *middjeʀā *middjas
Dative *middjumē *middjeʀē *middjumē
Instrumental *middju *middjeʀu *middju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *middjē *middjō *middju
Accusative *middjā *middjā *middju
Genitive *middjeʀō *middjeʀō *middjeʀō
Dative *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum
Instrumental *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51:PWGmc *midi