Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midjanahts
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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 *midjaz (“middle”) + *nahts (“night”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*midjanahts f
Inflection
| consonant stemDeclension of *midjanahts (consonant stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *midjanahts | *midjanahtiz | |
| vocative | *midjanaht | *midjanahtiz | |
| accusative | *midjanahtų | *midjanahtunz | |
| genitive | *midjanahtiz | *midjanahtǫ̂ | |
| dative | *midjanahti | *midjanahtumaz | |
| instrumental | *midjanahtē | *midjanahtumiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, midderneaht, middelniht
- Old Frisian: *middnacht
- Saterland Frisian: Midnoacht
- Old Saxon: *middinaht
- Middle Low German: middernacht
- Old Dutch: *middnaht
- Middle Dutch: *middernacht
- Dutch: middernacht
- Middle Dutch: *middernacht
- Old High German: mittinaht
- Middle High German: mitternaht
- German: Mitternacht
- Middle High German: mitternaht
- Old Norse: miðnætti