Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/murgī

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

From Proto-Germanic *murguz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*murgī

1. short
2. slow, leisurely

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*murgī
Genitive	*murgijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*murgī	*murgiju	*murgī
Accusative	*murgijanā	*murgijā	*murgī
Genitive	*murgijas	*murgijeʀā	*murgijas
Dative	*murgijumē	*murgijeʀē	*murgijumē
Instrumental	*murgiju	*murgijeʀu	*murgiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*murgijē	*murgijō	*murgiju
Accusative	*murgijā	*murgijā	*murgiju
Genitive	*murgijeʀō	*murgijeʀō	*murgijeʀō
Dative	*murgijēm, *murgijum	*murgijēm, *murgijum	*murgijēm, *murgijum
Instrumental	*murgijēm, *murgijum	*murgijēm, *murgijum	*murgijēm, *murgijum

Derived terms

• *murgijan
• *murgīþu

Descendants

• Old English: myrġe, miriġe, murġe, myriġe, myreġe, meriġe, merġe
  • Middle English: mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury
    • English: merry
    • Scots: mirry, mery
• Old Dutch: *murgi, *mirgi
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: *mirgilīk
    • Middle Dutch: mergelijc
• Old High German: murgi, murg
  • Middle High German: murc
    • German: murk
    • ⇒ Alemannic German: Mürggu, Mürgu n
    • Middle High German: murc n
      • ⇒ Middle High German: frīmurc m
    • ⇒? Middle High German: murz