Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþô
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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 *mat-ḗn ~ *mat-nés, from *mat- (“insect, worm, maggot”), possibly borrowed from a substrate language. Compare Proto-Slavic *motyľь (“butterfly”), Sanskrit मत्कुण (matkuṇa, “bug”). Possibly also related to Proto-Finnic *mato (“worm”) (akin to Proto-Samic *muocē), in which case it would be a borrowing in either direction (although seeing as the Finnic term has a convincing Indo-Iranian etymology, a borrowing from Finnic into Germanic appears more likely).
Pronunciation
Noun
*maþô m[1]
Inflection
Kroonen states that this term is an amphikinetically inflecting an-stem with Kluge's Law consonant alternations.
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *maþô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *maþô | *maþaniz | |
| vocative | *maþô | *maþaniz | |
| accusative | *maþanų | *muttunz | |
| genitive | *muttaz | *muttǫ̂ | |
| dative | *madini | *madummaz | |
| instrumental | *muttē | *madummiz | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *maþō (“worm”)
- Proto-West Germanic: *moþþā (“moth”)
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰 (maþa, “maggot”)