Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mili
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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 earlier *milit, from Pre-Germanic *melid, from Proto-Indo-European *mélit.
Pronunciation
Noun
*mili n
Inflection
The nominative singular form lacks the final consonant of the stem, similar to *alu, due to Pre-Germanic loss of final *-t. However, in this case, *þ became *d in the oblique cases due to Verner's law.
| neuter consonant stemDeclension of *mili (neuter consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *mili | |
| vocative | *mili | |
| accusative | *mili | |
| genitive | *milidiz | |
| dative | *milidi | |
| instrumental | *milidē | |
Descendants
Mostly in compounds, where the first part was later reanalysed as meaning 'flour' in most languages.