Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mugjō

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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 *mu- (from earlier *muwī, continuing Proto-Indo-European *muH-íh₂, *muH-iéh₂-s-, the short u a result of Dybo's law) +‎ *-gjō (diminutive suffix). The western Germanic variants underwent a different velarization than *mują, though both are from the same ultimate source.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*mugjō f[2](West Germanic)

  1. little fly, midge, mosquito

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mugjō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mugjō *mugjôz
vocative *mugjō *mugjôz
accusative *mugjǭ *mugjōz
genitive *mugjōz *mugjǫ̂
dative *mugjōi *mugjōmaz
instrumental *mugjō *mugjōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “muwi”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 380
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*muʒjō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 275
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