Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþikô

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 *maþô.

Noun

*maþikô m^[1]

maggot, worm

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *maþikô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maþikô	*maþikaniz
vocative	*maþikô	*maþikaniz
accusative	*maþikanų	*maþikanunz
genitive	*maþikiniz	*maþikanǫ̂
dative	*maþikini	*maþikammaz
instrumental	*maþikinē	*maþikammiz

Alternative reconstructions

*maþkô^[1]
*maþikaz, *maþikaz^[1]
*maþukaz

Descendants

Old Norse: maðkr
- Icelandic: maðkur
- Faroese: maðkur
- Norwegian:
  Norwegian Nynorsk: makk, mark
  Norwegian Bokmål: makk, mark
- Old Swedish: maþker
  - Swedish: matk, mask
  - Northern Sami: mask
- Old Danish: mathk
  - Danish: maddike, mark
  - → German Low German: Maddik, Madik, Meddik, Mett
- Elfdalian: makk
- Gutnish: makk
- Scanian: maðk
- → Middle English: mathek, mauk, mawk, magot, magat
  - English: maddock, mawk, maggot
  - Scots: maggot, mak, mauch, mauk; matlo
Old Norse: maðka
→? Finnish: matikka^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 218

[Kroonen-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 218

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþikô

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