Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/muþþǭ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Leveled from *maþô ~ *muttaz (moth).

Noun[edit]

*muþþǭ m[1]

  1. moth

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stemDeclension of *muþþǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *muþþǭ *muþþōniz
vocative *muþþǭ *muþþōniz
accusative *muþþōnų *muþþōnunz
genitive *muþþōniz *muþþōnǫ̂
dative *muþþōni *muþþōmaz
instrumental *muþþōnē *muþþōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *moþþā
    • Old English: moþþe
    • Old Saxon: *motta
    • Old Dutch: *motta

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 218-219