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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/medumō
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *medumô. Equivalent to *midi (“middle, mid”) + *-umō (comparative/superlative adjectival suffix).
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *medumō | ||
| Genitive | *medumōas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *medumō | *medumōu | *medumō |
| Accusative | *medumōanā | *medumōā | *medumō |
| Genitive | *medumōas | *medumōeʀā | *medumōas |
| Dative | *medumōumē | *medumōeʀē | *medumōumē |
| Instrumental | *medumōu | *medumōeʀu | *medumōu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *medumōē | *medumōō | *medumōu |
| Accusative | *medumōā | *medumōā | *medumōu |
| Genitive | *medumōeʀō | *medumōeʀō | *medumōeʀō |
| Dative | *medumōēm, *medumōum | *medumōēm, *medumōum | *medumōēm, *medumōum |
| Instrumental | *medumōēm, *medumōum | *medumōēm, *medumōum | *medumōēm, *medumōum |
Reconstruction notes
Old High German preserves the original comparative meaning, whereas in Old English the word seems to have developed into an independent adjective.
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