Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mattjō

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *matjô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *met- (“to cut”). Cognate with Sanskrit मत्य (matyà, “harrow, roller, club”), Proto-Slavic *motyka (“hoe”), Lithuanian matikkas (“mattock”), Latin mateola (“mallet”).

Noun

*mattjō m

  1. cutting tool, mattock, chisel, etc.
    Synonyms: *bautil, *bikkil, *bikkjō
  2. someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc.
    Synonyms: *bikkjārī, *mattjārī, *stainabikkjārī

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *mattjō
Genitive *mattjini, *mattjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *mattjō *mattjan
Accusative *mattjan *mattjan
Genitive *mattjini, *mattjan *mattjanō
Dative *mattjini, *mattjan *mattjum
Instrumental *mattjini, *mattjan *mattjum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old High German: mezzo
  • → Vulgar Latin: *mattiō, *matiō
    • Medieval Latin: maciō
      • Old French: maçon, macon (manuscript form) (see there for further descendants)
  • →? Medieval Latin: matia (see there for further descendants)
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