Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdaz

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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

Appears to derive from a Proto-Indo-European *mō-tó-s, a lengthened grade nominal formation from a root *meh₁- (“to endeavor; will, temper”), which may be a semantic extension of *meh₁- in the usual "to measure" sense. Perhaps cognate with Latin mōs (“will, humor, wont, inclination, mood”), Proto-Slavic *sъmě̀ti (“to dare, venture, make bold”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*mōdaz m

  1. mind, sense
  2. zeal, boldness, courage
  3. anger

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mōdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōdaz *mōdōz, *mōdōs
vocative *mōd *mōdōz, *mōdōs
accusative *mōdą *mōdanz
genitive *mōdas, *mōdis *mōdǫ̂
dative *mōdai *mōdamaz
instrumental *mōdō *mōdamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mōđaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
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