Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mintā
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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]
Borrowed from Latin menta, mentha.
Noun[edit]
*mintā f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *mintā | |
| Genitive | *mintōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mintā | *mintōn |
| Accusative | *mintōn | *mintōn |
| Genitive | *mintōn | *mintōnō |
| Dative | *mintōn | *mintōm, *mintum |
| Instrumental | *mintōn | *mintōm, *mintum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: minte
- Old Frisian: *minta
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Minte
- Old Dutch: *minta
- Old Saxon: minta
- Old High German: minza
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135: “PWGmc *mintā”