Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mairiją

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *moyryom, from Proto-Indo-European *moyro-, from *mey- (“to build”). Cognate with Latin mūrus (“wall”), pōmērium (“bounds, limits”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.ri.jɑ̃/

Noun

*mairiją n

1. mooring-post, post, boundary

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *mairiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mairiją	*mairijō
vocative	*mairiją	*mairijō
accusative	*mairiją	*mairijō
genitive	*mairijas, *mairīs	*mairijǫ̂
dative	*mairijai	*mairijamaz
instrumental	*mairijō	*mairijamiz

Related terms

• *maidaz
• *mairislą
• *mairōną

Descendants

• Old English: mǣre, landgemǣre
  • Middle English: mēre
    • English: mere
• Old Dutch: *mēri
  • Middle Dutch: mere, meer
    • Dutch: meerpaal
• Old Norse: *mæri, landamæri
  • Icelandic: landamæri
  • Old Swedish: landamǣre
    • Swedish: landamäre

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN