Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mahō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

*magō

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōhô ~ *makkaz ~ *magini.

Noun

*mahō m

poppy, poppyseed

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mahō
Genitive	*mahini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mahō	*mahan
Accusative	*mahan	*mahan
Genitive	*mahini	*mahanō
Dative	*mahini	*mahum
Instrumental	*mahini	*mahum

Derived terms

*magōsāmō
- Old Saxon: magosāmo
- Old High German: magasāmo, magensāmo
  - Middle High German: magensāme, magesāme, mogesāme
    - German: Mohnsamen, Mohnsame, Magsamen
*mahōsādi, *magōsādi
- English: maw seed
- Middle Low German: mānsāt, mānsāt
  - German Low German: Maonsaod
- Dutch: maanzaad
- Middle High German: magesāt
  - German: Mohnsaat

Descendants

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

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