Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/melwą

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-wo-m, from *melh₂- (“to beat; crush; grind”); by synchronic analysis, a wa-stem nominal formation from *malaną (“to grind”).[1] Cognate with Latin molō (“mill; grist; grind”, verb).

Pronunciation

Noun

*melwą n

  1. ground corn, meal, flour

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *melwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *melwą *melwō
vocative *melwą *melwō
accusative *melwą *melwō
genitive *melwas, *milwis *melwǫ̂
dative *melwai *melwamaz
instrumental *melwō *melwamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*melwa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365
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