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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/midi

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *midi.

Preposition

*midi

  1. with, by, through [+instrumental]
Descendants
  • Old English: mid, miþ, mit
    • Middle English: mid
  • Old Frisian: mith, mit, mei, mithi, mithe, methe
    • North Frisian: mits
    • Saterland Frisian: mäd
    • West Frisian: mei
  • Old Saxon: mid, midi, mit, met
  • Old Dutch: mit
  • Old High German: mit, miti

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *midi.

Adverb

*midi

  1. along, together
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *midjaz.

Adjective

*midi [1]

  1. middle, mid

Inflection
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *midi
Genitive *middjas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *midi *middju *midi
Accusative *middjanā *middjā *midi
Genitive *middjas *middjeʀā *middjas
Dative *middjumē *middjeʀē *middjumē
Instrumental *middju *middjeʀu *middju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *middjē *middjō *middju
Accusative *middjā *middjā *middju
Genitive *middjeʀō *middjeʀō *middjeʀō
Dative *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum
Instrumental *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum *middjēm, *middjum

Descendants

References
  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51: “PWGmc *midi”
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