Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maidaz
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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
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Pre-Germanic *moyth₂ós, an o-grade adjective from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to hurt”).
Adjective
*maidaz
Inflection
Declension of *maidaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maidaz | *maidai | *maidō | *maidôz | *maidą, -atō | *maidō |
| Accusative | *maidanǭ | *maidanz | *maidǭ | *maidōz | *maidą, -atō | *maidō |
| Genitive | *maidas, -is | *maidaizǫ̂ | *maidaizōz | *maidaizǫ̂ | *maidas, -is | *maidaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *maidammai | *maidaimaz | *maidaizōi | *maidaimaz | *maidammai | *maidaimaz |
| Instrumental | *maidanō | *maidaimiz | *maidaizō | *maidaimiz | *maidanō | *maidaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maidô | *maidaniz | *maidǭ | *maidōniz | *maidô | *maidōnō |
| Accusative | *maidanų | *maidanunz | *maidōnų | *maidōnunz | *maidô | *maidōnō |
| Genitive | *maidiniz | *maidanǫ̂ | *maidōniz | *maidōnǫ̂ | *maidiniz | *maidanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *maidini | *maidammaz | *maidōni | *maidōmaz | *maidini | *maidammaz |
| Instrumental | *maidinē | *maidammiz | *maidōnē | *maidōmiz | *maidinē | *maidammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: ġemād
- Old Saxon: gimēd
- Old Dutch: *gimeid
- Old High German: gimeit
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (gamaiþs)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *mey-.[1]
Noun
*maidaz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *maidaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *maidaz | *maidōz, *maidōs | |
| vocative | *maid | *maidōz, *maidōs | |
| accusative | *maidą | *maidanz | |
| genitive | *maidas, *maidis | *maidǫ̂ | |
| dative | *maidai | *maidamaz | |
| instrumental | *maidō | *maidamiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: meiðr
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “maida-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347