maþm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maiþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *moītmos, from *moīt- (“to exchange”). Cognate with Old Saxon mēðom, Old Norse meiðmar (“valuables”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 (maiþms). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin mūtāre (“to exchange”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑːθm/, [mɑːðm]

Noun

māþm m

precious object: treasure, jewel, (more generally) valuable

Declension

Declension of maþm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	maþm	maþmas
accusative	maþm	maþmas
genitive	maþmes	maþma
dative	maþme	maþmum

Descendants

Middle English: mathem, madme
→ English: mathom