Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēkijaz

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂giyos (“cutter”), from *(s)meh₂- (“to cut”). Cognates: Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), *mittōną (“to cut”), *maitaną (“to cut”), Proto-Slavic *māxàti (“to wave”) etc. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

*mēkijaz m

  1. sword
    Synonyms: *heruz, *swerdą, *wibraz

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *mēkijaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mēkijaz *mēkijōz, *mēkijōs
vocative *mēkī *mēkijōz, *mēkijōs
accusative *mēkiją *mēkijanz
genitive *mēkijas, *mēkīs *mēkijǫ̂
dative *mēkijai *mēkijamaz
instrumental *mēkijō *mēkijamiz

Descendants

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia