Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magu

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 This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maguz.

Noun

*magu m[1]

  1. boy
    Synonyms: *bōjō, *knappō, *kneht, *swain

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *magu
Genitive *magō
Singular Plural
Nominative *magu *magiwi, *magō
Accusative *magu *magū
Genitive *magō *magiwō
Dative *magiwi, *magō *magum
Instrumental *magu *magum

Descendants

  • Old English: magu, mago
  • Old Frisian: *mago, mage
  • Old Saxon: magu
  • Old High German: *mago

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191: “PWGmc *magu”
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