Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matją

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

An ablaut variant of the root *mēs-, mōs, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (to drip, ooze; grease, fat). Compare *matiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

*matją n

  1. food

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *matją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *matją *matjō
vocative *matją *matjō
accusative *matją *matjō
genitive *matjas, *matis *matjǫ̂
dative *matjai *matjamaz
instrumental *matjō *matjamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *metti
    • Middle Low German: met
      • German Low German: Mett
      • German: Mett