Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maskwǭ

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mosgo- (“netting, mesh, knot, loop”), from Proto-Indo-European *mesgʷ- (“to knit, tie, make a loop”). Cognate with Lithuanian mègzti (“to make a knot, knit”).

Noun

*maskwǭ f

  1. loop, knot
  2. mesh, netting
  3. mesh used as a filter, facemask

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *maskwǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *maskwǭ *maskwōniz
vocative *maskwǭ *maskwōniz
accusative *maskwōnų *maskwōnunz
genitive *maskwōniz *maskwōnǫ̂
dative *maskwōni *maskwōmaz
instrumental *maskwōnē *maskwōmiz

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