Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maizô
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-is-on-, a comparative formation in *-is- from *meh₂- (“good; opportune”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *māros (“big, great”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*maizô (adverb *maiz)
Inflection
Declension of *maizô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maizô | *maizaniz | *maizį̄ | *maizīniz | *maizô | *maizōnō |
| Accusative | *maizanų | *maizanunz | *maizīnų | *maizīnunz | *maizô | *maizōnō |
| Genitive | *maiziniz | *maizanǫ̂ | *maizīniz | *maizīnǫ̂ | *maiziniz | *maizanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *maizini | *maizammaz | *maizīni | *maizīmaz | *maizini | *maizammaz |
| Instrumental | *maizinē | *maizammiz | *maizīnē | *maizīmiz | *maizinē | *maizammiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *maiʀō
- Old Norse: meiri
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*maizan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 350