Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/moþþā

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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

Feminized and leveled from *maþô ~ *muttaz (“insect, worm, maggot”).

Noun

*moþþā f

moth

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*moþþā
Genitive	*moþþōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*moþþā	*moþþōn
Accusative	*moþþōn	*moþþōn
Genitive	*moþþōn	*moþþōnō
Dative	*moþþōn	moþþōm, moþþum
Instrumental	*moþþōn	moþþōm, moþþum

Descendants

Old English: moþþe
- Middle English: mothe
  - English: moth
  - Scots: moch
Old Saxon: *motta
- Middle Low German: motte
  - Low German: Mutten, Motten
  - → German: Motte
Old Dutch: *moththa
- Middle Dutch: motte
  - Dutch: mot
    - Negerhollands: mot
    - → Papiamentu: mot (dated)

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