Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mētō

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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]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Noun[edit]

*mētō f

  1. measure
  2. size

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *mētō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mētō *mētôz
vocative *mētō *mētôz
accusative *mētǭ *mētōz
genitive *mētōz *mētǫ̂
dative *mētōi *mētōmaz
instrumental *mētō *mētōmiz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mātu
    • Old Frisian: mēte
    • Old Saxon: *māta
    • Old Dutch: *māta
    • Old High German: māza
  • Proto-Finnic: *mëëtto (see there for further descendants)