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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiwaz
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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
Alternative forms
- *maihwaz
Etymology
Probably of non-Indo-European substrate origin, as no certain cognates exist outside of Germanic.[1] Or, of imitative origin.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.wɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *maiwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *maiwaz | *maiwōz, *maiwōs | |
| vocative | *maiw | *maiwōz, *maiwōs | |
| accusative | *maiwą | *maiwanz | |
| genitive | *maiwas, *maiwis | *maiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *maiwai | *maiwamaz | |
| instrumental | *maiwō | *maiwamiz | |
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “maiwa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 349-50
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “mew”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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