Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōhô

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 Proto-Indo-European *méh₂k-ō ~ *m̥h₂k-né-s, from *meh₂k- +‎ *-ō. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *makъ (“poppy”), Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.xɔːː/

Noun

*mōhô m

poppy, poppyseed

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *mōhô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōhô	*mōhaniz
vocative	*mōhô	*mōhaniz
accusative	*mōhanų	*makkunz
genitive	*makkaz	*makkǫ̂
dative	*magini	*magummiz
instrumental	*makkē	*makkamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mahō
- Old Saxon: māho
  - Middle Low German: mân
    - German Low German: Mahn, Maon
- Old Dutch: *māho
  - Middle Dutch: maen, mane
- Old High German: maho, mago
  - Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage
    - Cimbrian: mago
    - German: Mohn
      - → Estonian: moon
    - Swabian: mage
    - → Estonian: magun
    - → Latvian: magone
    - → Lithuanian: aguona
Old Norse: *mogi
- ⇒ Old Norse: *valmogi
  - Old Swedish: valmoghe
    - Swedish: vallmo
  - Danish: valmue
  - Norman: vamoque

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